A Japanese Woodworking Hammer

[@RexKrueger]

John, another outstanding video! Practical and creative. I've been smithing recently, and I learned a great trick for finishing steel. Pull it from the fire and brush vigorously with a wire brush. Then, with the steel warm but not super hot, rub it with bees wax. The wax should liquify and flow but not smoke. Rub with a rag and allow to cool. The surface with be smooth to the touch and also resist rust.

[@dianemoore2945]

VERY NICE, simple but beautiful.

[@simpythegimpy]

This is a completely underappreciated channel. Thanks so much.

[@JoelAaargh]

What a beautiful little project, thanks for taking the time to make a film about it!

[@johnzzhu]

You're very welcome.

[@edgarschell1128]

The hammer turned out great!

[@zaledalen9931]

Inspirational, John. Nice clear no nonsense video. Thanks.

[@johnzzhu]

You're very welcome ZD.

[@dondonaldson1684]

Nice mix of video simplicity, yet with every step outlined with enough detail so that a viewer could create their own. Excellent job, John!

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks Don.

[@MarkSWilliams27]

I love it. Beautiful and functional. Simple. Nice, nice job. Great, concise explanation as well.

[@SPUDMACKER]

Very Nice John! A handy tool to have.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks Kevin.

[@randymurray934]

That's perfect, exactly what i was searching for and now am going to make for my small jewelers mallet!

[@Mikhandmaker]

Excellent look!

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@MoondyneJoe]

Nicely done John it is always a pleasure watching a craftsmen create. Tony from Western Australia

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks MJ.

[@abettermousetrap]

This Canadian says...well done and looks great. Kudos

[@QuadDoc]

John, I found this video through your links from the splayed stool video. That was a Really good idea to put links to the tools that you were using in that video! It’ll absolutely garner you more views and more subscriptions because of it. Thank you for taking the time to share your process of making this hammer! I know that it’s a recording, Production, editing and publishing processes are very time consuming and not simply straightforward as many people think! So thank you for taking the time to do all of that for us and sharing this with us! I hope you keep up the good work and beautifully creative ideas! 🙏🏼🥰

[@johnzzhu]

Most people don't understand editing videos, but that's their problem not mine. As long as you enjoyed it.

[@clydedecker765]

Simple but elegant. Nice.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks.

[@jparra4766]

Once again you amaze us. Thank you.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks JP.

[@yankovification]

see he made it. so simple. Thank you for sharing friends. I like your video

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks.

[@Mr_Rick]

Very good John!

[@chebbahdjamel9459]

Bonsoir John, toujours aussi précis dans la réalisation de son travail. Un véritable plaisir à regarder.

[@johnconklin9039]

Excellent design!

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@Wordsnwood]

nice and simple, yet elegant.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks Art.

[@Aubreykun]

A really nice and easy project!

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks.

[@michaelmarks8954]

Very nice enjoy your quick (at least on video) projects.

[@johnzzhu]

It's like the inventor of the 6 min abs being bested by the inventor of the 6 s abs. In reality, abs takes years of training to develop, assuming the person started w/ less than 30% body fat.

[@jakobhovman]

Hello hello John...What a fine hammer...! We paint w Raw Linseed Oil, then Heat it up. Beatiful permanent blacks!

[@Aubreykun]

Similar to a cast iron skillet!

[@zoharflax6363]

Beautiful!

[@辛全生木友之家]

您做的工具都非常棒感谢您把一些中国工具用英语视频发布出来。

[@robertbrunston5406]

Nice hammer John! 1018 steel can be hardened I am not sure off hand how hard on the Rockwell scale, you probably hardened yours during your blackening process. Anyways I am glad your still making videos! Most guys just go so far then quit. Thank you.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks RB. 1018 is pretty soft, but it's still steel, so it's harder than a lot of thing. I am not sure if it can be hardened much, but I think putting in the ash/fire repeatedly could have case harden it some, by adding more carbon into the outer layers.

[@derekswoodworking4158]

As always great video

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@JohnHeisz]

Nicely done :)

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks John. Long time.

[@redouanehadri8249]

Nice work

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@christopherlusk9385]

Very nice job.

[@tomlagatol4448]

Enjoyed the vid, thanks.

[@johnzzhu]

You're very welcome.

[@dracenelson9068]

Good work, but personally as a new smith I actually use a drawknife for my handlemaking, however that could be inexperience since I only starting smithing a month ago.

[@deezynar]

Very neat.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks.

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

Brilliant!! Now I know what to do with that piece of 1" steel left over from another project.....thanks

[@johnzzhu]

Always good to be frugal.

[@JamesSmith-su3oz]

John next time you need to blue something try using oil, it will quench better but the oil blue the piece in one step.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks JS. I wanted to use something that everyone had access to. Also, I think the repeated heating and cooling may have case harden the hammer head.

[@TheRaven0811]

Very nice.

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@HeavyTone66]

Excellent

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@marcenariacriativa_messi]

Ficou muito bonito! 😁👍

[@MarkMcCluney]

John, just discovered your beautiful vids via The Wood Yogi. This is a very pretty vid and project but perhaps you can answer a question that I've puzzled over for years - what is the purpose of lubrication when drillin metals? Thanks! I'm looking to watching more of your vids.

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks Mark and welcome. I use WD40, it reduces friction and helps move metal particles out. You can try yourself, just file a piece of metal than file it again w/ WD40, the difference is night and day.

[@SumitKumar-ym5it]

What's the length of the hammer that you made.???.

[@johnzzhu]

~12"

[@bruceg1845]

I made one similar to that out of a very old Chrysler axle

[@npknhdfrvr]

Beautiful

[@spwoodart]

Nice

[@johnzzhu]

Thanks.

[@TheWoodYogi]

Beautifully done John :) ॐ

[@johnzzhu]

Thank you.

[@godfather00cz]

more please!

[@johnzzhu]

New videos soon, I hope.

[@devoncrooks226]

What size is the slot in the middle

[@johnzzhu]

probably 3/8" x 1"

[@miesegrau2869]

Cool. Werde den Hammer aus Duralaluminium nachbauen. LG Miesegrau

[@johnzzhu]

Give it a try and see what happens, that's just part of the fun.

[@miesegrau2869]

@@johnzzhu Also I have recently built 2 mallets. However, my tool is limited. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKG3eZ13h52FqbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/eojCoKaFfbx7gZI

Someone (a DIY guru) showed this colouring process using OLIVE oil; you did not....? Is there anything spec. about OLIVE oil for this process---except that it's quite expensive...?

[@johnzzhu]

I happen to find this method when I was making a hold fast. Their could be many ways to achieve a similar result.