Old rusty hammer restoration

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This hammer head was in a box of tools i bought from an auction. I think its some sort of rock pick hammer, but its really small so i have no idea. Tell me what you think in the comments! I tried to compress and show every step in the process. Hopefully you like this restoration
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[@johnbeaver7537]

No , no !! ... That is most definitely a tune up hammer . These are common for giving assholes a deluxe tune up.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Nice! Lol!

[@johnbeaver7537]

Fix it Restore it 😁

[@danohstoolbox]

😏😁😉😃

[@JAGMcP]

I have one of these. Got it from my father. It's a brick hammer; the long end is for splitting bricks to suit filling a size for a given random space in a brick structure.

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍

[@ranger1959ful]

My parents gave me a brick hammer in the early 70s. I still have it.

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😎

[@tufelhunden5795]

I thought it was a rock collectors hammer, but it was a tad small for that. Thanks for the info.

[@Seahorse1414]

Nice brick hammer , better than it looked new !

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you 😊!

[@jimmyspage9650]

Pretty sure that was the same rock hammer used in the Shawshank Redemption! Great work on that handle make.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Several people have said that, I'm going to have to watch it again to see!

[@ganikudul674]

Amazing keren good 👍👍👍👍👍 from indonesia🇲🇨🇲🇨

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you ☺️

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

Hi.... The hammer is not tiny or Midget, it is like a scalpel for surgery, the right tool for the right precision job, this time of a brick layer. Thank you for keeping the tools in good shape, keep on with tour magic.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you 😊

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Great Restoration!! That'll be a nice little hammer!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@micahrogers4928]

Looks like a classic Masonry hammer.

[@FixitRestoreit]

I agree, only really small

[@tedpreston4155]

Lots of commenters correctly recognize a bricklayer's hammer. Bricklayers tend to use it like a hammer, since bricks break easily. Just Mark out a line where you want to break the brick and tap along that line repeatedly until you've made a groove along the line. Turn the brick over, and make a matching groove on the opposite side. The depth of the groove doesn't matter as much as the uniformity. Eventually, as you deepen the groove, the brick will crack along the groove, producing a mostly uniform break. If the broken surface needs truing up, a couple well-placed blows will knock off any protruding bits. In dry-stone walling, where the stones are usually tougher than bricks, this hammer is sometimes used like a chisel: tapping with a second hammer to create a groove, and continuing until the stone breaks along the groove. Having a hammer-style handle on your chisel keeps your hands away from both the second hammer and any sharp bits of rock. The chisel end of the hammer should be slightly less "sharp" than you made it. Much like a typical cold chisel, a 90 degree angle works well, and reduces the chipping that will occur on a sharper edge. The edge dulls quickly, but a quick touch of a grindstone will make it sharp again easily. Nice work! Reduce, Reuse, Restore, Repurpose!

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍🏼😎

[@oldshovel]

cool little hammer, I want one... I don't know what I would do with one but I love it. The handle turned out nice.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you, it is pretty cool!

[@PanthersClaws4]

Beautiful job even the handle slot was done Fabulous work

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you 😊

[@draganakrapovic7588]

I freezed when you pot wedge without cutting the slot on handle with the saw. Anyway simple and good job. Definitely bricklayers hammer 🔨

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍🏼😎

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Very good restoration 🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thankyou , glad you liked it!

[@HighTone45]

A word of advice when grinding with carbide fittings like that make long passes so everything angle comes out uniform instead of grinder down here and there, the goal is to make the chisel hammer come out with a even mirror shine and not have a bubbly reflection

[@barryrhoads8716]

Not old and not a mystery BUT great job!

[@FixitRestoreit]

☺️ thank you!

[@BestUserNameUK]

That turned out great! Lovely little hammer👍🏻

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you very much 🤓

[@BestUserNameUK]

@@FixitRestoreit No worries. Where in the UK are you from?

[@FixitRestoreit]

@@BestUserNameUK Ipswich, I've lived here almost 20 years now but I still have an English accent, well kinda lol! I talk in my next video so you will hear it 😁

[@thomasgronek6469]

me too, I have a 2 ounce (that's a guess, it's an inch and half from ball to face) ball peen hammer, (slight chip on the face, and I'm looking for one in better condition.

[@42Hertzer]

Finally! Someone that made a suitable looking handle that don't look like shite! =) Well done!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you so much 😊!

[@42Hertzer]

@@FixitRestoreit No, THANK you! :)

[@2541968joey]

Well done job, nice polishing of the head & final finish

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you so much 😊!

[@GreenMama333]

Nice finish you got on that!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thankyou , glad you liked it!

[@genilsonborges5237]

Excelente!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thankyou!

[@vksubra1953]

I think the restoration was great. I liked particularly, that you polished and finished the head very well. The handle was also beautifully done. I was a little doubtful about the two tone effect but your final result justifies the action. Great finished product. Keep it up

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@jcbdigger7617]

nice job sir, I love the wood you used for the handle, beautiful colour when waxed. it's getting harder to find decent restoration channels, thanks for being one.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you so much, im really pleased you liked it 😎

[@jcbdigger7617]

@@FixitRestoreit did you find out what the hammer was for?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Nothing definite yet, check out the comments for some valid and also crazy suggestions lol

[@scottlandmcc]

Cool little restoration! 👏

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you 😊

[@larrybair8074]

Loved the handle wood.

[@FixitRestoreit]

It has an amazing feel to it !

[@ronniewatts8131]

I know that im watching this a little late ... And most people are in the right ballpark saying its brick hammer, but it's actually a tile hammer.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Hey, better late than never 😉 now check out my other videos 😎

[@ronniewatts8131]

I have been, thats What brought me to this one😀

[@FixitRestoreit]

Awesome 👍😊😎

[@jrrestorations8278]

Nice restoration!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you 😊

[@matluy6614]

great work!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your comment 😊

[@stageforgejon905]

This old brick layer would be proud of that hammer! Beautiful job!!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Well thank you 😎

[@Seany-boy]

Irs a brick hammer . I use one every day. It's for the rough dressing of bricks.

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👍🏼

[@whocares6698]

Almost as tiny as the rock hammer Andy used to dig out of Shawshank prison

[@jameshanoomansing1442]

excellent work

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you very much 😊

[@dobbin0]

Very nice job well done

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Thank you so much!

[@ranger1959ful]

I've had my brick hammer since the early 70s.

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👍🏼😎

[@lightning4871]

Nice job!

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Thank you!

[@stevenhoman2253]

Looks nice in two tone.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you, I like the look of it as well😎

[@michaelbatts5655]

Bless you!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@3rdoldhen]

Now a work of art...

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@bigpete4227]

Brickies hammer.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your input! Consensus is leaning towards that!

[@bigpete4227]

Fix it Restore it yeah it definitely is, albeit a small one.

[@sammyikesnfbtinshill8160]

It’s a brick chipping hammer.

[@FixitRestoreit]

thank you for your comment!

[@rustyiron]

It may also be a prospectors hammer.

[@KpyCkuT]

Bravo !

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thankyou , glad you liked it!

[@BottleBri]

The hammer’s common ‘second use’ is as a rock hammer for breaking open rocks and fossils.

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👍🏼

[@joshuagarcia7791]

Love the way got rid of old patina and put a new blue one.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Isnt it awesome

[@Jo_Kuiper]

Every older mason knows what that hammer is for, it's for making bricks the right size when building walls the old fashion way.

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Thank you for your comment 😎

[@UPTHETOWN]

Scutch hammer @@FixitRestoreit

[@FixitRestoreit]

I had to look up what a scutch hammer was!!! This one doesn't have a slot for the "scutch comb" so I don't think it is 🤷🏼‍♂️😎

[@daleleibfried8648]

@@UPTHETOWN no

[@daleleibfried8648]

Any new Mason should know too. There not obsolete .

[@thomasgronek6469]

Antique Road show priced it at 8.6 million if it was left unfinished, (only kidding), great job

[@konte12345]

Stone masons hammer, it is used to shape the stone

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍🏼

[@joshdholsinger933]

Maybe a stone masons hammer

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👍

[@fava7753]

Masons hammer . For fine work . Ie accent work . Fine details . Also used for rock samples , archeological , fossils ect . Good job on the restoration .

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Thank you!

[@melaniegoyeau5990]

That's Andy Dufresne's hammer and he wants it back. (Shawshank Redemption)

[@FixitRestoreit]

Ohh Andy!

[@georgelauby4383]

It's Andy's rock hammer from Shawshank Redemption !

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your comment! Ohh Andy! (Said in Morgan Freeman's voice!)

[@CharlesJohnson-yd9ym]

Excellent...to me it looks like a little rock hammer... Chuck in Michigan

[@FixitRestoreit]

😎 Thank you for your kind comment!

[@deontramorgan9664]

Outstanding work, you’d almost think you did this for a living 🤔

[@FixitRestoreit]

Strictly partime 😎

[@terrycleaveland2782]

Looks like a child's rock hammer to me.

[@FixitRestoreit]

It is very small

[@eclipsestorm1975]

Looks like someone made a hammer out of a railroad spike

[@FixitRestoreit]

It kinda does!

[@wright45591]

this is a stone mason's or a brick mason's hammer. figur it out. I used the larger one in the coal mines to build ventilation walls and hang ventaltion curtains at the faces.

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👍🏼

[@leofalco6738]

Old hammer for tiling

[@FixitRestoreit]

🤔maybe so....

[@rtesimpson]

Well done!...Turned out great!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thankyou , glad you liked it!

[@randallnelson.8294]

It's ab old masons hammer. Dad had about a dozen floating around in the shop at home.

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Thank you for your comment 👍

[@jafethsilvac9173]

Zapateros martillo

[@victorrobison5069]

It's a mason's hammer, albeit a small one, mason's hammer none the less. The hammer Andy got from Red in the movie "Shawshank redemption", had a point on one end. Go back and check the movie if you want, but it isn't the same hammer.

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🙌

[@stevebowen809]

Yep, its a brick layers hammer.

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🙌

[@Scamp693]

A stainless steel band at the end of the shaft would protect the wood from fraying or splitting.....

[@tonyharwood8408]

I think it's a geologist specimen hammer, I used to have a similar one when I was a teenager and studying geology except mine had inch increments marker on the shaft to act as a scale when taking samples or photographs. Tony

[@FixitRestoreit]

That would be handy!

[@africanelectron751]

Lightweight geology hammer possibly?.. subscribed!

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Thank you!

[@carlmcgee1623]

Great work however maybe time to restore the drill press ?

[@tonyday7233]

Don't know what type of hammer it is but it turned lovely, i would never have thought to restore such a tool, but if one comes my way i will. Thanks for the inspiration. Tony. Australia.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your kind words 😎

[@forestfoodkitchen8319]

Nice,subescribed!

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Thank you!

[@aylacarter1955]

Your wifes comment on Suzies nail channel sent me here... lol. How cool 😊

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I have no problem watching nail tutorials with her! And thank you for checking out my channel!

[@aylacarter1955]

@@FixitRestoreit what an awesome hubby!! Loving your channel too 💖 i just love and appreciate anything old.. and to see it restored to a new condition is sooo satisfying! New sub here 😆

[@FixitRestoreit]

Awesome, I'm really glad you like it and thank you 😎

[@kevinbarriger8215]

It's a simple masonry hammer.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Maybe

[@MrJento]

It is not a brick hammer not a geologists specimen hammer. A geologists hammer has a pointed rather than flat bick. This item appears to be a masons brick hammer but it only 1/3 the size and weight. It is in fact a tile hammer. Used to cut and trim ceramic tile much as the brick hammer was used to cut brick.

[@FixitRestoreit]

😎

[@milanradak269]

Looks like a rock hound's hammer, for picking out geological specimens. The uneven bluing is probably from not degreasing the metal thoroughly. Thanks for the video

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Thank you!

[@jgbullen]

My old man was a mason. The shape is brickhammer but it is way too small. I am thinking shoemaker hammer for nails in soles and heels.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Exactly, and I think that's the point most people are missing - it is tiny and no way a brick mason would use it - maybe for a dollhouse lol😂😅😂

[@mattmac1985]

That's a Brick Hammer. My dad has quite a few of them.

[@FixitRestoreit]

I bet not as small as this one?

[@mattmac1985]

@@FixitRestoreit no he doesn't. I didn't realize how small it was at first.

[@lastmanstanding1767]

Ahhhhh. Bless you.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Well thank you 😎

[@lastmanstanding1767]

@@FixitRestoreit it looks beautiful. If you decide to do any more blueing, heat up the peace let it sit for 45 seconds wash it off and hit it with xxx still wool. It looks like a really nice blued chrome.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for the hint, i will certainly try that out!

[@lastmanstanding1767]

@@FixitRestoreit I know you don't know me, but I've been in wood working all my life. I have a challenge for you. I think with your talent you can do this no problem. Try doing a full restoration and polish on an old sling blade. I've done one and it was so incredibly satisfying, being a small blade but large and length.

[@lastmanstanding1767]

@@FixitRestoreit let me revise what I mean by sling blade. An old scythe.

[@thelyingscotsman7993]

It's a bricklayers hammer for shaping and cutting bricks.

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👍

[@rm1344]

Looks like your column drill also needs some restoration :)

[@FixitRestoreit]

Too true!

[@deanflint2239]

Beautiful restoration, now please place in a Museum to maintain its beauty..

[@FixitRestoreit]

It is almost too nice to use 😉😎

[@Yeetmeoffacliff8]

I saw some other comments say it’s called a masons hammer ... I just called them a chisel hammer I use ones similar to this to knock layers of dried paint off of my floor in my garage

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your comment 😊

[@dorritsmedsgard5900]

First I thought it was a goldsmith's hammer, but it's definitely a geological hammer

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Thank you for your comment 😊

[@JD-te9tj]

Stared in motion picture the shawshank redemption star of movie uses it to dig tunnel, good video

[@FixitRestoreit]

Ohh Andy 😎

[@horneygeorgeforge7079]

nice old brick layers hammer, maybe for fine work. ..??

[@FixitRestoreit]

Maybe so 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@markharris5771]

It’s a stone workers pick. Everyone from masons to dry stone wall builders use them to chip their stone. A brickie's hammer is the same design but bigger. You adjust chainsaws with the tensioning and alignment screws.

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Thank you for your comment 😊

[@huseyincengiz3344]

Dostum güzel bir çalışma olmuş, tebrikler ama videoyu biraz daha kısa yapsaydın daha güzel olurdu diye düşünüyorum. İzmir'den sevgi ve saygılar.

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Thank you!

[@howard922]

You never see hand tools being used to restore hand tools : )

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😬

[@milordracing]

That hammer is a mason's pickax. Very small in size, but definitely a pickaxe. Very common in the western area of the Mediterranean Sea

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for the information 😊

[@morgoth731]

This hammer is commonly used by masons and archeologists.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your comment 😊

[@eezarabrab9027]

I enjoyed that clever camera work. Bit of an optical illusion -- sooo tiny!!!

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Thank you 😊

[@OldRichieBoy]

It is a masonry hammer, 15 oz., made by Plumb. I have the exact same hammer in my garage right now. They are pretty common.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your input !

[@Dirtyharry70585]

maybe dark blue epoxy paint on only the bottom of the head. Handle looks great.

[@FixitRestoreit]

That would look good! And thanks on the handle 😎

[@johndavis8684]

It's actually a farriers hammer but an old one.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Nice!

[@jeffexplor35]

Not a chance is it a farriers hammer

[@velazquezarmouries]

I've seen lots of those used for tile cutting

[@FixitRestoreit]

Roof tiles?

[@velazquezarmouries]

@@FixitRestoreit ceramic floor tiles

[@scottytpancakes8553]

Commonly referred to as a Rock Hammer. I actually have one in my garage I'm restoring right now. Just drilled out what was left of the broken handle and used a flap disk to knock the big rust. It's soaking in vinegar right now

[@FixitRestoreit]

Nice!

[@JD-te9tj]

It's a rock hammer, rock hounds use them for picking and shaping small rocks

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Thank you for your comment 😊

[@carlaclarke6650]

Brick hammer with the extended neck bit for daily use will it kill zombies

[@FixitRestoreit]

Hopefully never have to test that senario!

[@swotteh]

Brick layer's hammer?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Maybe

[@your2nd]

Looks like a wood shingle hammer to me.

[@your2nd]

no slate roofing hammer ; wood hammers are more like a hatchet and have holes to measure.

[@FixitRestoreit]

maybe replied to wrong video?

[@jonathanadams2155]

You should restore some of the tools you work with,that drill press could use some work.

[@FixitRestoreit]

The drill press needs throwing out! I'm looking for one with some power

[@janderson8401]

The shape definitely looks like a brick hammer and it appears to have accumulated a bit of cement over the years. I have three of these. The smallest has a face that’s a bit less than 1” x 1” and is 6” long although I think the chisel end has been sharpened a number of times so it might have been a bit longer. The other two have faces that are 1” x 1” and have lengths of 7 1/4” and 7 3/4”

[@FixitRestoreit]

Sounds about the size of this one!

[@daddyjohn2131950]

YOU TURNED THAT HAMMER INTO A MUSEUM QUALITY MASTERPIECE!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@tootall5559]

I'm not sure if this is a rock hammer like in Shawshank Redemption, or a very small mason's hammer, or what, but I can think of many uses for it. Could even be a delicate body hammer, might work well as one for small stuff like tonka toys.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you for your input!

[@NorthEastCoins]

it looks like a slaters hammer

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Thank you for your comment 😊!

[@bernieouellette46]

That’s a brick layers hammer. Brick layers use it to brake bricks

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👍

[@mr.zardoz3344]

It reminds me of the rock hammer Andy Dufrain got from Red in The Shawshank Redemption.

[@FixitRestoreit]

yes!