Forging a Historical War Hammer (+1 War Hammer of Social Distancing)

This was a blast to make!
First off: This is inspired by Matt, Ilya and Chris over at That Works. They did one like this and made a great video so go check it out! • Forging a [War Hammer]...
I started with a piece of 2" round printing press roller and with my dad's help, we forged this war hammer. I am very happy with how this came out and did not expect it to be this great! The flanges on the face posed the biggest problem and they were very difficult to forge, and keep centered and straight and not twisted from the rest of he hammer. I glued together two pieces of ash for the handle, shaped it on the grinder then burned and wire brushed the wood to get the menacing look and insane texture: it feels awesome! I added a flared brass tube at the end so that a lanyard could be used but also because I felt that it needed a hint of brass. Overall it weighs just over 2.5 lbs and is about 23" long.
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Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed and there is much MUCH more coming soon.
Liam Penn

[@lovejcdc]

Dude that is freakin awesome! I think that is one of the most authentic and excellent war hammers I've seen on KZbin. No overdone or unrealistic stuff. Great video and great job.

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you! It was one of my favorite projects

[@jacechatman2703]

Dude that thing turned out great, good job and keep it up, as always love the content.

[@LiamJPenn]

Jace Chatman Thank you!

[@lordskorpius1971]

Nice axe. Personally, not keen on the cross shaped head, nor the plannishing marks on the sides, but to each their own. Well done sir.

[@OldHickoryForge]

Those are the tomahawk eye tongs from blacksmiths depot aren’t they? At 1:45. That’s brilliant using them like that. Awesome work bud.

[@LiamJPenn]

Old Hickory Forge Thanks! Yes they are the hawk eye tongs. I also got their hammer eye tongs but I don’t like them very much. Hawk eye tongs are great though!

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Man that's too kuul! Also love that your dad could help out. It's a really nice build. Also got a huge laugh out of the last few seconds....prime stiff there. Thank you for sharing 🙏 Blessed days Sir Crawford out ⚒️🧙‍♂️

[@LiamJPenn]

Dragonstone Gem & Ironworks Crawford Haha. Thanks!

[@calebgant4189]

Awesome work man!

[@LiamJPenn]

Caleb Gant Thanks bro!

[@JustinTopp]

Great work

[@LiamJPenn]

Justin Topp Thanks bro!

[@anthonystrunk5360]

Awesome job man!

[@LiamJPenn]

Anthony Strunk Thanks!

[@zincoleo1]

i once forged an axe this way with no powerhammer too... my next axes were all folded eyes, lmao, respect dude

[@LiamJPenn]

🙏🤘

[@andrewneilson227]

Make me one, then we can go pillage some villages together!🤘

[@LiamJPenn]

Haha deal! 🤘🏼😂👊🏼

[@Drew_lininger]

Gosh dude! That’s amazing! I’ve been wanting to do one for a while but I’m stuck in Hawaii so I don’t have a shop and I can’t do it. :(

[@LiamJPenn]

Drew Lininger Ha. I guess there are worse places to be stuck!

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

Bad Assery!

[@WJBlades]

Good job. =)

[@LiamJPenn]

WJ Blades Thanks!

[@fullerblacksmithing7954]

I definitely need a guillotine tool now, looks SO handy

[@LiamJPenn]

Fuller Blacksmithing Yessir!

[@thepangolinforge]

beautiful work, man. may i ask; did the channel 'that works' inspired you to make this, or at least inspired the design?