Look at this Hammer I found!

[@uktony1525]

John, you do realise now that in 150 years there will be people scouring old Stanley catalogues looking for the part numbers of the railroad spike hammer and coming up blank. Tool archeologists will be arguing for months about it !!!. Lovely make and a great video as always.

[@guataco]

Mr. Hammerholic. You are fantastic. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@d2indy]

Agreed! The things we make ourselves are a different category. My Father's and Grandfather's tools are special to me. What I don't have, for the most part, is anything they made. They used their tools to work on the house, barn, fence, whatever. Those things are all gone under the bulldozers of progress. If those guys ever did some fun project I can't find it. I just spent 16 hours on a Christmas present picture frame for my Son. I bet I've got another 16 to go. I know, crazy, right? Nope. He can look at that in 40 years and remember that someone cared enough to spend most of a week working on a present instead of taking 5 minutes to order it from Amazon. Keep up the good work. Nice hammer.

[@ScoutCrafter]

To me anything that was home made for me means more then any gift you could buy. That Christmas gift will only become more precious over time! Outstanding! 😃👍

[@ronaldcrain8760]

Great video. I have a bucket full of old railroad spikes and lots of allthread lying around here. I will definitely make one or more of these once I find some decent handles. Fun project, thanks!

[@vincentwesolowski459]

John, Have you ever thought about a live stream tour of every shelf in your attic? Or, devote the Wednesday’s on your channel for maybe 2-3 months to cover everything in your attic?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Vincent- I do have some cool stuff buried up there! 😂👍

[@vincentwesolowski459]

@@ScoutCrafter I believe you do and I’m sure your followers would love an in depth tour of your attic!

[@metrofarmer913]

In the words of Ron Popeil, you are one clever cleaver. Cheers

[@mrbenmall]

Very cool hammer. I agree. I like the smaller letters better.

[@shedmanx3640]

Can’t go wrong with making a hammer, whether you need it or not. They’re always fun to make. I prefer the smaller font too. Would love an in depth tour of your attic. Some amazing stuff there.

[@patjohnson3100]

Great job creating a beautiful and useful tool. Looks very craftsman like. I'm fascinated by the treasures you find on your poor man's flea market walks.

[@Rudimentary007]

Never fail to impress .👍🙏🏼💪🇺🇸

[@glengrossnickle4985]

Had fun watching you make the hammer. My son has been wanting to buy spikes he has seen at flea markets. Wasn't sure what we would use them for. Now I know. Got a funny story about skating. My son was in about 3rd grade and they had a skate night. There was some parents out skating. Of course my son thought dad needed to be out there. So to please him I went barely moving around the rink. I hadn't skated in decades all I was doing was trying not to break anything. Here comes this cute little blonde girl flying around and came up to me and looked up and said it would be more fun if I went faster. All I could do was look down and smile and say thank you but I am doing just fine. She said ok and went flying away. I still laugh about it. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Glen- Roller skating and Ice skating is something that has to be practiced every so often or we can take a big header! When we fall it isn't like we were 10 years old, falling when you are an adult is painful! LOL

[@johnkelley9877]

I have to say you make some of the nicest tools on this channel. They all look great! Thanks for sharing this great Monday tutorial.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks John- I’m so glad you like it! 😃👍

[@saxmusicmail]

It looks like a perfect "chasing hammer" for working sheet metal... such as dent removal in a brass instrument.

[@greghomestead8366]

Loved the hammer project. My mom who is 90, had roller skates in a case like that and her wheels were actually wood. They fit me when I was 8 to 10 or so and I would use them in the basement....... Until I slid into the brick wall and busted a wheel in half 😲 That was the end of roller skating in the basement. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@nicknicoletti9778]

Very cool hammer. That blank handle you had. Wow with the red added. I could stare at that all day. Nicely done!

[@jpsimon206]

Nice to see you keeping up the tradition of Americans taking British tool designs and making them functional! We did that with food, tools, weaponry, agriculture, and sadly slavery. All British, all massively improved by Americans

[@ScoutCrafter]

400 years ago America didn’t have many Americans! 😂. The European immigrants brought the skills here. 😃👍

[@jpsimon206]

@@ScoutCrafter it most certainly did. They may not have looked like you or I.

[@jpsimon206]

@@ScoutCrafter also the hammer predates American colonization by a few thousand years. My first time around in college I was an anthropology major with a specialty in Ute-Aztec linguistic groups. I can assure you that the hammer was in wide use in present day USA before the term Europe even existed. Honestly, it's probably the most difficult tool to be able to date. I assume that every culture at some point discovered the benefit of using a rock to hit something

[@garyjones2582]

Lovely hammer S.C. I wish u had shown us more on making it.. Came out beautiful..

[@toolrestoration]

Great to see a build John , thank you , love the handle !!!

[@1blackbert]

Stanley needs to go it's not made by Stanley. Otherwise it's great.

[@MoranGuyVideos]

John this is just great hammer....very nice and unique....to see your videos at the end of day next to my laptop...is a bless....

[@EVILDR235]

Great little hammer. You nailed it.

[@davidhelmuth6654]

I went to Dollywood some years back. They have a blacksmith shop there, old school. They took old railroad spikes and made knifes out of them. Thanks for sharing.

[@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246]

I feel its crazy what all is lying around like these rail-spikes. And i think we have to grap it and do something with it. Great idea.

[@patkane5018]

Nice vintage audio gear in the attic.. that needs to be set up and enjoyed with that record collection!!! Great video as always!!😀

[@ScoutCrafter]

Pat- My Dad was a true audiophile! He loved everything Hi-Fi! 😃👍

[@patkane5018]

I like him already😀

[@tonylenge424]

Very clever. I enjoyed watching that, thank you.

[@Orrickman]

You’re a true artist, keep up the great work. You make it look so simple yet refined at the same time. Regards from Spain!!

[@wireworks616]

Great hammer. My first wife and I used to go roller skating every weekend when we were dating in high school a half a century ago.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Looks like a great hammer for body work they work for setting seals that's nice you ingraved the numbers on the wrench

[@frankg3072]

That was great. You have a very creative mind!

[@ihrescue]

That is a very cool hammer. It's approaching bodywork hammers. Nice job. I keep railroad spikes on-hand, ones I picked up discarded along the tracks. One use I had for them was as a chisel for cleaning off mortar from used bricks. I was removing a few courses of brick from my house about 40 years ago to remove steel casement windows and install double hung windows. Wow that mortar was hard and was slopping up my cold chisel so I made one of my spikes sacrifice its for the good of the order. Tough spike and it worked. I have also seen a spike used as a bottle opener. Just cut out a just right sized notch on the business end of the spike and test it (on a brewskie of course). Clean the rust off the spike and protect it from corrosion.

[@ScoutCrafter]

The beginner blacksmiths love RR spikes because there are so many things you can make from them. You can still buy them new! The really beat up ones are just a lot of work to get straight so when you find one in really nice shape grab it! LOL

[@daviddibella9432]

Interesting way of making a hammer, nicely done.

[@williamcarroll3807]

Nice work. I have come across a few rail spikes down by the Navy Yard, worked with a friend to forge several bottle openers. The spikes are such good metal.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I remember just polishing one up years ago and really enjoying the finished product! 😃👍

[@joeheilm]

That hammer is so cool...wow! I laugh every time I see that tank in the attic "jungle fever" 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Great stuff. Cheers

[@alanr4263]

Mosh it up. That handle is nice dig it Great Job M t.A John

[@bigmikeh5827]

Nice job! To remove screwdriver handles, I always put a box end wrench over the shaft and then clamp the shaft in the vice. Hold the wrench and use a hammer to knock the handle off.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Mike! Thankfully they have never come off during a job! LOL

[@LittleRestorers]

Very creative. Don't know why I was thinking you would turn the whole spike into a small one piece hammer. Really love what you did with it 👍👍👩‍🔧

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Great job Scout. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@gregnoname3707]

I’ll admit I was a little skeptical at first but that hammer turned out really neat.

[@timeflysintheshop]

Nice job on a cool custom hammer! Visits to the attic are always fun and interesting.

[@Resto-Rob]

Fantastic Hammer. Looks great!

[@Traderjoe]

I watch a few shoe restoration channels and a few weeks ago a guy took a pair of those skates and turned them into boots. Another guy turned bowling shoes into regular shoes. The railroad spike hammer reminded me of my auto body hammer. I’m sure a railroad spike might make a nice cobblers hammer

[@philparker1666]

Couldn't work out how you were going to do that, it worked out great, you you make a great star to any week Scoutcrafter 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@BrianRust89]

The off cut would make a great little cross peen hammer! Great job man!!

[@uncleblack7322]

great imagination into reality....very creative...

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Very good post #1 is iam glad you put the number back on te bicycle wrench, thats a good looking RR spike. Cheers !

[@ScoutCrafter]

I wish I knew what the number means Ron! LOL

[@melkc345]

Kudos to you! I have told Santa that all I want for Christmas is for John to have Tuesday Tours of Treasures. I know it's a lot of work, but I think it would go over well with the community. At least think about, okay? Jim

[@castleladpaza76]

What a brilliant idea u did. If u didn't cut it down you could of made a great handmade bricklayers hammer without the arch.

[@nikki13t]

Great job on the hammer…You make it look so easy

[@paintnamer6403]

I think that hammer is great! I still have my Bauer street hockey inline skates. I never played hockey I just had fun.

[@drstrangefart]

That was a neat little hammer. On my list of things to make when I go back into the shop is a railroad spike hammer where I punch and drift the eye for a wood handle.

[@planejet42]

Man, I want an engraver so bad! I like when the old Irwin screwdrivers said “Made in U.S. of A.”

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Mr. John theres just no limit to your skills! What a sweet hammer.. the red makes it perfect! And I'd give anything to go thru that attic and listen to all the stories behind each item... enjoyed it!

[@mygarden365]

Thank You for your web site,the best part is that You made it in the,Great U S A !

[@13thworker45]

Your at it again. Nice save of the old spike. I agree it’s always fun making a tool you use. We will call this one shiny ice cream.

[@jackthompson2132]

That’s pretty neat John ! You should have dated also so in a 100 years someone will find it and try to research it and will be going nuts looking 😂. Thank You for sharing 😃

[@stevesyncox9893]

Soak in vinegar, no more rust.... I like it, I make knives with the spikes.... forge weld a file into it. Spikes are mild steel.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good find, nice build, keep safe..

[@jpsimon206]

Noticed a few people asking for attic tours. Wanted to add another voice behind that. Specifically would like to see your meteorite collection, but I suspect there is many more interesting things in your attic that you have not yet introduced us to.

[@foundit6088]

I like seeing all the engraving you’re doing lately. That made in USA is so cool.

[@merlinsatrom6678]

What a great creation Scoutcrafter! A handy small utility hammer that will come in useful in a lot of applications! I appreciate your creativity!

[@joseffroula7415]

Beautiful job on the hammer. The missing B308 was bugging me. I am whole again!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I wish I knew the meaning behind that letter/number combination.. Thanks!

[@kajem575]

That's obviously a quality engraving set-up you have there.👍 🙂✌❤

[@ScoutCrafter]

New Hermes was a well made manual engraver years ago... Now everything is done via the computer and you can have any font or any size you want! These old machines are dinosaurs now but still fun to play with!

[@kajem575]

@@ScoutCrafter Far out! Man.😁

[@kelvinaston1367]

Brilliant!

[@TobyFireandSteel]

Love that little make brother 👏👏👏🤘

[@ahmadalhbahbeh4866]

beautiful radio up there JOHN

[@ScoutCrafter]

Those old radios had such nice styling! Thanks! 😃👍

[@OldSneelock]

Cool little hammer. If you left the spike full length it would make a good chipping hammer for welding. Chisel point on one end. Spike on the other. Great start for a tin knockers hammer or a body hammer. The possibilities are endless. The spikes are a favorite starter for tomahawks too. Okay I gotta ask. A saddle and a cowboy hat? Urban Cowboy? 😁😎

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dave! A couple decades ago I was heavily into Horseback riding! I loved it!!! =D

[@OldSneelock]

@@ScoutCrafter I wondered if you belonged to the Sherriff's Posse. That was a big thing when I was growing up. 😁😎

[@thenorfolktoolguy4580]

Fantastic video John that’s a really impressive light duty hammer really like what you have done with it 😁👍 keep on keeping on mate

[@kathieharine5982]

Very sharp!

[@805ROADKING]

Well done Mate!! That would make an excellent Body Hammer, Lightweight and Balanced!!☺

[@ddblairco]

"Made it the USA" great touch Scoutcrafter

[@GuntersGarage]

Very nice job. Looks like a fun project. I'll have to give it a try!

[@davidspinney2664]

Hi Scout crafter nice job on that hammer. I have a trick for getting handles off screwdrivers put the end of a closed end wrench around the shaft of the screw driver put the shaft in a vice give the wrench a couple of whacks it will come right off. Snap-On does this if you break a screwdriver they replace the meatal part only and reuse the handle.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have to try that! Big Mike mentioned the same thing! Thanks!

[@andrewtaylor7377]

Ah yes! Love it when you're making tools. I agree the smaller font suits this hammer best. Your attic is a treasure trove. I'd love to play with the toys. Perhaps you can demo your Tank sometime? It reminds me of an action figure set I had as a kid I made parachutes for the figures and throw them out the upstaires window. Though, Mum didn't like that idea much 😂

[@TomGunnTools]

You are doing some great fabrications lately! I love that engraver, I got to get my hands on one of those!

[@weedeatnogreweo7574]

Back in the day my father made a chipping hammer in more the less same way . Used a piece of truck mirror frame for the handle . Welded Still hanging on wall behind shop table

[@ScoutCrafter]

There is nothing better then a home made tool that your father made for you... It really doesn't get any better then that!

[@buddynewman8949]

The hammer turned really nice.

[@jpsimon206]

I wish there was a way for me to send photos. I have an enormous maple in my side yard. Enormous, like four men could not touch hands around the base. Anyhow, I live on a sharp curve that used to be a t intersection once upon a time. One of those old fashioned yellow and black stop signs with the jewels was apparently mounted to this tree. I was excited and tried hard to recover the sign, but had no luck. Over the years, I have caught people trying to dig it out at least 20 times. It is down to about a quarter of the sign still visible. Just this summer we had a very confused DOT crew out front. Apparently, the sunlight was hitting one of these jewels just so in a way that blinded the drivers coming from one direction of the sharp curve. We have about 4 to 5 accidents a year on that curve. DOT crew was sent out with the only instructions being to shade the source of glare. Had to be 8 guys wondering around trying to figure out what drivers were complaining about. We reached a compromise and I painted the jewels with matte finish clear coat.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow! Those Cats eye signs have become very collectible. I remember liking them as a youngster but they were $50 and I thought that was expensive, now they run in the hundreds! 🤔

[@deeXswanson]

as always great build ,i always look forward to a visit into the inner sanctum that is the attic ,stay well

[@AndyB1968]

Excellent project, I never thought about making a hammer, you did a fine job, the engraving looks clean 👍🏻 I think this has inspired me to have a go one day when I've some free time. Thanks

[@saigaking]

Love the hammer 🔨 scout I bet it’s well balanced That’s the type of project we could all do as a challenge In the new year fantastic stuff god bless take care 🦅🗽🇺🇸🇳🇿🔨

[@James-oj6ck]

Nice hammer. I like the idea.

[@peterjames2580]

Nice work!!!

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Wonderfull video. I'm so intrigued with your engraver. Love to see ppl make tools. Thanks. Btw. Mr. Pete just made a gimmick tool video lol he had your ball screwdrivers on there. Take care, God bless

[@ScoutCrafter]

Lyle is such a fantastic guy and amazing teacher. I have learned so much from him! 😃👍

[@lv_woodturner3899]

I love the hammer. The engraving adds a really nice touch. You mentioned cats eyes. I lived about 1 mile from the inventors factory. Percy Shaw started the Reflective Road Studs factory. I remember as a schoolboy walking about close to the factory to pick up different colour reflectors which were used to mark lanes, vs exits, etc. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Shaw Dave.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have always been fascinated with reflectors of all types! Also glow in the dark items! 😃👍

[@joemoach832]

Great little hammer! I'm goimg to have to start looking for rairoad spikes. Also, love the trips up to the attic. You could probsably do a whole series just on what's up there.

[@manecobeirao]

Ótimo! Ficou muito bom, parabéns pela criação.

[@alexiacullo3586]

GREAT video 👍👏❤️ Inspired Me to make one 😉

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Beautiful, show us how you do the lettering and numbering. Mine never come out even

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jim- I am using a New Hermes engraver, if you try it free hand it will be almost impossible! I know I tried!

[@kadmaster]

Best Custom Restoration Award goes to Scoutcrafter...Masterpiece..and It can be an excellent meat masher... 😅

[@lordvengerx]

I have done some rollerblading myself lol. I have some scars for some epic fail stories 😆. This was a really neat idea and came out really well 🐱👍

[@foxwood67]

Slick idea i like it.

[@alexstools]

Great start of the week. Guess I should put making a hammer on my to-do list. Weekends always fly by:(

[@johnburgess6572]

love the spike made hammer !

[@bobbillock879]

I have a proto hammer I picked up has those yellow plastic heads, there malled over what’s the best way to dress those up. They look pressed on not threaded thanks semper fi bro

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Bob- Depending on the material some times you have to be careful with machine abrasives like a belt sander because it tends to melt many plastics. A course file followed by sandpaper by hand is a safe way to reshape the heads without worry.

[@RaisethegrainWW]

Hi John- How about turning the other railroad spike into a “Perfect Handle” hammer using a screwdriver with a truly mangled tip. Like the stop signs, the hammers bring big money. Although, you probably already have 6 of the hammers. Lol Thanks!

[@lundysden6781]

Hey, tell us about that tank in the attic! I love it.

[@davidcoats1037]

Me: Is that a hammafore? Scoutcrafter: What’s a hammafore? Me: it’s for pounding nails and stuff. 🤣 That’s a really nice flatter hammer you made Scoutcrafter. That really is what it’s called. A hammer designed to make things flatter is called a flatter. Any who, I’d love to spend a week snooping around in your attic. Take care. 😃👍🏼

[@saxon1376]

Sweet hammer , Almost like a bodywork’s hammer . I love it when you go into Aladdin’s cave I mean the attic , I wonder if that m3 is a Remote control or the kettenkrad .

[@ScoutCrafter]

The Tanks are! 😃👍

[@christophwjones]

I'm so inspired. This is rad

[@paulsworkshop4179]

That’s a cool project.

[@bwayne40004]

The hammer would not look out of place on a cobber's bench. I didn't know where it was going but it sure got there!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Cobbler tools were always interesting. They still use the same tools today! 😃👍