Hand Forged Nailing Hammer

This is my second attempt at making a horseshoe nailing hammer. My first needed a minor tweak so I hope this one will be spot on.
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[@joutube68]

Very very nice looking driving hammer. Well done! Excited to see it in action.

[@garyhuston]

You and me both!

[@kadenspencer-smurthwaite9006]

Funkiest hammer design ive ever seen, looks nice

[@garyhuston]

It feels nice in use!

[@kadenspencer-smurthwaite9006]

@@garyhuston I might make something similar, then

[@hopeter7648]

Bloody marvelous Gary..!..!

[@garyhuston]

Thanks.

[@stephensmith8756]

Gary I love your method of lighting the fire in the forge. Too many videos out there on pissing about with kindling, cardboard, balls of paper etc, etc. Just stick the gas axe into it, yeah ? Best regards from Albion Park NSW Australia

[@rd-ch1on]

" not to be operated by fuckwits" ... Lol...love it!

[@smoknjoeee7966]

Awesome bloody work mate! Look forward to your videos!

[@garyhuston]

Thanks

[@GStone-jl1ov]

Thanks Gary you gave me some knowledge on making masonry tools they are amazing 👍

[@kennywoods8713]

Thanks Gary. Cannot believe I’m first, must be the bath watch. Get the same rebound from track clips from the railway.

[@HWPcville]

Looks great! Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.

[@garyhuston]

Thanks for watching!

[@malcey12]

That looks brilliant. Looking forward to the trial video

[@garyhuston]

I wish I could find a good source of handles, I really struggle to find any and even harder to find wood to make my own! As soon as I find one I will try it out.

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

@@garyhuston , try JT Barrett, Drasons Forge. He's been hand carving some pretty nice Hickory handles per request of late. Just an option for you sirSir 🙏💜🧙‍♂️

[@garyhuston]

Thanks, where do I find them? Any address

[@drason69]

@@garyhuston that would be I, Sir. Do you have Facebook?

[@garyhuston]

drasons forge I’m afraid I don’t!

[@vincentproxhe7574]

I enjoy your channel. Thank you

[@garyhuston]

Thanks for watching!

[@lowellsewell3192]

Great video hammer looks like it turned out real good.

[@garyhuston]

Thanks 👍

[@aaaatttt101]

Excellent video. Maybe one day do a video on all the different steels you use and their characteristics.

[@garyhuston]

That would be a good idea if I knew!🤣🤣

[@barthanes1]

That's a nice looking hammer.

[@thedude8046]

That looks awesome man, master fabricator.

[@garyhuston]

thanks

[@garyd7217]

great job Gary

[@duaneaubuchon9453]

Grear job really like your work !!!

[@garyhuston]

Thank you very much!

[@JNaysh]

always enjoy watching your videos :)

[@garyhuston]

Glad you like them!

[@williamdrake6711]

Looks great

[@garyhuston]

Thanks!

[@PrototypUnDeaD]

That’s smart! Nice work Gary

[@garyhuston]

Thanks 👍

[@HoneycombTheywontletmeputjusto]

Have you ever pounded a 3/8" slug flat just to see it turn into a little disc? It seems like it would be satisfying to do, and maybe something you could sell to your fans if there isn't another use for those slugs.

[@garyhuston]

No, I haven’t. I don’t think anyone would want something that dull! 😂

[@HoneycombTheywontletmeputjusto]

@@garyhuston Haha, fair enough!

[@dshe8637]

I was just thinking how satisfying it would be to give it a bash, but I guess when you're used to serious metal work, it's not worth the effort fooling around 😁

[@eddiesblacksmithingkjv9185]

Great job I think I will give it a go

[@garyhuston]

Go for it!

[@kennywoods8713]

Think you need a floor camera Gary, or a third hand. Great vid keep up the excellent work.

[@garyhuston]

Working on it!

[@rigobertogonzalezaguilera3861]

GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS

[@markwadsworth823]

Looking good!

[@garyhuston]

Thanks!

[@barthanes1]

I like your belt grinder warning.

[@garyhuston]

And yet I still use it!🤣🤣

[@johnjude2685]

I'm seeing your 2"x72" and I also made mine much as yours, But where yours has nuts and bolts I just plugged welds,Yes both ways work , Think plugged welds faster Thanks Gary

[@garyhuston]

If you are going to weld it together why bother drilling holes? quicker to just weld around the edges!

[@drason69]

Cool build so far. I heard you might be looking for a handle?

[@garyd7217]

last part of claw cut with hacksaw (straight up and down)

[@StronzoAperto]

Thank

[@tomcarlson3244]

Very interesting hammer

[@johnjude2685]

You like me don't have a perfect fit tongs for every job almost human like. So many different shapes and sizes of stock.. I'm past half way through with a double dianogal peen did one mess up on one side the angle is not quite 45 degrees but it works but only 1.80 lbs so I need a couple of sizes heavier Sir I thank you

[@thegrumpyfarrier8039]

I use a hammer Gary made, better than any factory made hammers I have used.

[@garyhuston]

I might let you try this one, I’m not as happy with it as I first thought! Definitely much harder than the first!

[@KennethKustren-lr6tg]

LOL ... EVERY ESTWING I OWN IS A BETTER TOOL FOR NAILS. My current count is 3,... soon to be 5.

[@j.mshrader2347]

Gary,I still want you to build me a 6oz or so with short claws,long square nose angled slightly,I can provide a photo and a drawing of my 50+ yr old driving hammer that was given to me by my mentor,it was given to him by his mentor. Racetrack horseshoers used to be good hands in the fire and a lot of them made quite a bit of tools,specially hammers. Used to have to take a fire test to get racetrack horseshoers license. Us racetrack horseshoers get a bad rap these days,we are like second class citizens because we mostly work cold aluminum. There is still some of us that can work a fire and stay in practice. I started out plating runners on the flat and over fences but I’ve branched out to mostly do therapeutic work. I still shoe about 50 runners plus yearlings for sale,but mostly problem cases I find interesting.

[@garyhuston]

Send me the drawing and photo and I’ll take a look. I still don’t know if the weight is with or without the handle! [e-mail]

[@garyhuston]

I don’t see why cold shoeing should be frowned upon! I spent my first thirty or so years cold shoeing. Didn’t mean I couldn’t do it hot!

[@garyhuston]

Did you see the latest hammer in my last video?

[@j.mshrader2347]

Gary Huston there is a bit of snobbery here in the states,the rift is between the guys who have a string of letters behind their name and those who don’t lol But I can tell you I’ve seen some so-called certified professionals so some shitty work and on the same turn I’ve seen some platers who were as good a hand in the fire and as versatile of a horseshoer as anyone. People are too quick to lump all platers together as hacks just like a lot of owners/trainers are quick to go with someone who’s certified even if he/she may not be the best fit for the job. I’ll shoot you an email when I get back to the house,I had to go put front shoes on my sisters horse this morning. She waited till 730 this morning to tell me she needed her warmblood needed a half set because she was going on a trial ride this afternoon lol

[@garyhuston]

That was a nice surprise for you 🤣🤣

[@andrewchant7862]

Nice job .. I could do with a new nailing on hammer lol .

[@kamildryjski8430]

5 o clock tea time and crumpets.......lol I say its 5 o clock beer time

[@tropifiori]

I drop stuff quite a lot at the anvil. It is worse when I am tired. An hour or two of scattering beans about and I am done. I must be getting older

[@user-os7ig1mn3w]

Very very nice

[@garyhuston]

Thanks a lot

[@JNaysh]

did you temper the steel back after hardening it? Would be a shame if you missed a nail and ended up blowing the hammer up on a hard surface

[@garyhuston]

no i didn't, that's part of the fun in experimenting, if it breaks I just make another one and try a different method!

[@garyd7217]

HEY OLD MAN YOUR HAIRS SURE GETTIN GREY LATELY ?

[@shanek6582]

You could make a bunch of money around here in Appalachia making ginseng hoes similar to that but a mattock blade on one side and tomahawk type on the other. Put a 3 foot sledgehammer handle on it and it makes a perfect walking/digging/root cutting tool for hiking and digging wild roots. There used to be an old guy that made them but he died over 20 years ago and now his hoes are very highly sought after around here.

[@heelf5277]

Quite "scalie" innit...(proppa job btw, AS ALWAYS)

[@garyhuston]

no idea what that means but thanks!

[@Katzenkratscher]

How about making a farrier's rasp?

[@garyhuston]

What?!

[@eduardvaniersel7535]

@@garyhuston You know, the prickly grindy thingy to flatten a hoof. Should be a doddle to make one of those, surely.

[@garyhuston]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garyd7217]

what did it weigh?

[@garyhuston]

That is a really weird thing, I weighed the whole bar, divided that by centimeters and calculated that 6.5 cm (about 2 ½") should weigh about 12 oz. I was expecting to lose a bit from grinding but didn't think it would be much. I weighed it when I got home on the digital scales and it weighs 8.5 oz! I can't believe it lost that much in grinding, next time I will actually weigh the billet before I start....

[@garyd7217]

@@garyhuston WOW i never would of expected that

[@messylaura]

hmmm new tongs........mole-tongs :)

[@garyhuston]

Where?

[@messylaura]

@@garyhuston make them! mole grips + tongs

[@djamel2651]

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