The hammer looks better than new! This was a great restoration and I learned quite a lot about body hammers. Thanks for sharing this.
@tomdale13138 ай бұрын
got some snow here in "FREEATTLE", hope your critters are all snug and safe, thxs for sharing...Hi Pipes
@nonamegarage67218 ай бұрын
I have that same no name body hammer that I purchased for $1...yours of course came out spectacular...way to nice to use now. 😀
@remcodoorn69978 ай бұрын
Nice jammer John! Have a nice day😉 Remco from Holland
@larrynelson7348 ай бұрын
Hi John. Great video. We hear in Texas had some freezing rain sleat and very little snow. But above 32 now. So all is well. For now. That body hammer looks really great. Have a great week. 👍👍❤..
@805ROADKING8 ай бұрын
Beautiful job Bud!! You just turned a $10 Hammer into a $150 hammer!! Well done!!☻
@GuntersGarage8 ай бұрын
Came out great. Love the handle color. I have a handful of body hammers yet I do zero body work, lol.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Me too! 😂👍
@smithtown65898 ай бұрын
Nice job with the hammer!
@danceswithaardvarks32848 ай бұрын
Good job with the hammer. Some of those panel beating hammers can be pretty elegant. FYI the main difference between a buffalo and a bison is that you can't wash your dishes in a buffalo.
@Everythings_Adjustable8 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, (the old ones are the best ones) 👍😁
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
😂👍
@scroungasworkshop46638 ай бұрын
Hi Scout, yep we’re cooking over here. Just to be clear when Scout said cut the belt in half, he meant long ways. I tried it across ways and it didn’t work out so well😂😂😂😂. Beautiful job on the hammer, you’re such a clever bloke. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂👍
@OldSneelock8 ай бұрын
I have always liked the wood and steel contrast. Good job on the finish.
@terryrogers10258 ай бұрын
Nice job on the hammer,like the way you set your handles in the heads, good tip on the drilling of the hole to stop the split from traveling. Thanks for the video, enjoyed it.
@TheThriftyWoodworker8 ай бұрын
These are my favorite episodes. Where you take a simple tool and make it look spectacular. Great Job.
@Sawtooth708 ай бұрын
Really beautiful work. Who wouldn’t be proud to own that? Great transformation.
@ironhead658 ай бұрын
Perfect video! I just picked one of those up. It has every single one of the problems yours did! I couldn’t have asked for anything more, except to have had you clean up my hammer for me! This was a great step by step for me, fantastic! I should also be clear, I haven’t followed your steps yet. I checked both of my pants pockets and I seem to have misplaced my Dake. Might have gone through the wash? I’ll ask my wife if she has seen where my 20 ton Dake went.
@mrbenmall8 ай бұрын
Beautiful job. I wouldn't have ever thought of cutting the belt in half. I'll have to try that. Stay warm.
@Dalesworkshop8 ай бұрын
That is quite a transition, Nice job.
@wayneo73078 ай бұрын
Hi Scout , Nice Job on the Body Hammer . 👍
@lv_woodturner38998 ай бұрын
The hammer looks terrific, so much better than the factory. A lot of work and attention to detail. Not possible for the mass produced forging. Also very cold in eastern PA. At least the sun is out today, but too cold to melt the snow of Mon and Tues. Dave.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Dave- Even when it’s frigid it never feels as cold when the sun is out. 😃👍
@setdown28 ай бұрын
Nice job on the auto body hammer…that gunstock stain makes a nice looking handle…I had a few feral cats that I started to feed so when winter came I built a box the size of my back window but only half high …screwed it to my window flush to the outside so the two by two box was on the inside of the heated room …there was baseboard heat under the window so they were somewhat warm…a few flea market blankets and a plexiglass door so I could put their feed in…on the outside I stapled plastic with a small opening so they could get in and out…they were happy I guess…🖖
@lotsabirds8 ай бұрын
The hammer looks fabtastic! Have fun listening to Abbott and Costello! Who's on First,What's on second? I don't know!!
@westhighlandsshop8 ай бұрын
Great job on the hammer! Never thought it would look that good, love the stain on the handle.
@edwardmartin30698 ай бұрын
Great job with that hammer, John. You took a "harbor-freight" quality piece of crap and turned it into a usable GP body hammer. It is refreshing to see someone who actually speaks "body hammer" re-work a paperweight into a usable tool - and make it look good while you are doing it... The stain and wax really looks good on that handle...
@Uwannawatch8 ай бұрын
That hammer came up fantastic. You are 100% correct about doing a tool that you feel like. Sometimes they just speak to you.
@nychillboy87248 ай бұрын
Wow! I always thought the Buffalo Bills logo should of been a Dollar bill sign $$$. What the hell is a "Bill's" anyways? Always confused me. All the other teams have Nouns. But now learning @46 years old that The Buffalo Bill's logo is a Bison..... mind blown 🤯. Great job on that hammer btw ScoutCrafter! Stay warm and well down there you city slicker. Take care
@rawbacon8 ай бұрын
Just got done making a big pot of popcorn sprinkled with lots of sugar for the squirrels about 15 minutes ago.............Looks like a few more cold days ahead so I'll probably make a "Squirrel Loaf" of bread for them, plenty of oil, sugar & eggs with a couple of multivitamins ground up in there too. 🐿☃🐿❄
@timeflysintheshop8 ай бұрын
Boy it sounds like your squirrels are eating better than me! What time is dinner? Though I have to ask if you will be cooking the bacon? 😀😆🤣😆😂
@tonylenge4248 ай бұрын
Beautiful hammer and really like the finished handle color. It has been a long time since NYC had an inch of snow! Thanks and stay warm.
@MadEagleUSA8 ай бұрын
Yep! The weather here in Mass is wicked cold too! My sister feeds 6 or 7 stray cats and I feel bad for them in this frigid cold. As I write this it's 16F. and wind chill of -11F. The hammer came out great! Looking forward to the next one.
@357magdad8 ай бұрын
The body hammer looks great!
@east_coast_vintage_tools8 ай бұрын
Thx for that 1/2" belt tip! - Will use that tmr!
@toolscarriagesmodellbauand72468 ай бұрын
Nice restoratin as ever, John. The hammer is looking great.
@ROD598 ай бұрын
John, have you seen the prices of auto body hammer , who decided to jack the prices just like vises and anvils
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
I know! I don’t get it. Hardly anyone does bodywork these days! 😂👍
@AaronBelknap8 ай бұрын
The wife and I was just talking about how lucky we are! That hammer turned out beautiful!!
@timeflysintheshop8 ай бұрын
Great job as usual. That looked like a nice relaxing restoration.
@LoStivale8 ай бұрын
What kind of maniac doesn’t like gunstock on a handle? Great job on the hammer - very nice contrast.
@bryanhall90348 ай бұрын
Another supreme job Scoutcrafter. You have turned a mediocre tool into something a professional would cherish and use regularly. Best wishes from “Old” York England and a very Happy New Year .
@HickSquatch8 ай бұрын
Fountainhead is good stuff!! Name brand that’s also synonymous with the material. Same with Corian. I was a cabinetmaker for 30 years; installed a lot of both :)
@Doug8D38 ай бұрын
I've got two of these, you may have just inspired me to do this with one of them! What a beauty!
@stuartkynoch72898 ай бұрын
Wow how timely, I just found one of these at the Restore shop in town. It has a really lithe handle. At 3 dollars I was definitely grabbing it.
@billmcclure4338 ай бұрын
Here in Newberg Oregon we have snow with sleet on top, then freezing rain. A bit slick and cold, but it is starting to warm up, then back to our normal wet rainy winter. The hammer looks great. I think I still have one stashed away somewhere. Once again you have inspired me take on a project. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
@aguycalledlucas8 ай бұрын
I have a hammer to do as well. Thanks for the motivation!
@andyc9728 ай бұрын
We're having a cold snap here in the UK too currently - max 2-3 c day and -3-5 over night it's the coldest spell for a number of years but used to be more common ! Love me a hammer restoration and that's a real transformation John, the forging on that hammer was pretty rough, but it looks great now and the Gunstock sets it off beautifully. I picked up some body hammers off Amazon a few years ago that I spotted cheap by the brand Ricard - not cheap hammers and finished beautifully a bit of a bargain. They are fascinating hammers when you study their geometry, as you mentioned some should be rounded over and some should be "sharp" and then you get the cross hatched ones and the picks - so many styles and uses ! Most of what you see re-sold are cheap imported sets, that only cost 20-30 new for 3 hammers + Dollies, but good ones can be hundreds a bit like Farriers hammers and boy are they pricey !
@bigvicsworkshop8 ай бұрын
Nice Mr. John! I have a few loose body hammer heads that need handles..mine seem to have been held in with epoxy...not sure who made them..most likely HF. Good stuff sir! Thanks for sharing!
@stevenwitt40288 ай бұрын
Great video 👍 That Auto Body hammer turned out fantastic! Great to see the Dake in action . Those old sockets did a great job in removing that wooden handle. The hammer looks a lot better without those forged lines 💯%.👍👍 That is a great technique to drill a hole 🕳 were your wedge is going to be at in that wooden handle so it won’t split further down the handle when you drive in your wedge. 👍👍 That gunstock stain and shellac really made the grain in that wood pop. Again I like that polished look in the hammer head ,it looks fantastic! Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in that beautiful night sky 🏙. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Friday. Have a great evening. 😃👍👍
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Thanks Steven! 😃👍
@michaellindsay89348 ай бұрын
What a fantastic job it is now something to be proud of when you use it. It was -5° here in Tennessee and we have about 7" of snow which is very unusual but we're inside and warm so it's all good. Thanks for sharing your expertise stay warm and safe.
@joelimeco8 ай бұрын
Another great video. Enjoyed the wedge technique to deal with the split. I used to take care of an old building, and you needed a frost to seal small cracks, no vapour barrier when they built that brick building.
@troycogan10307 ай бұрын
Hi Scout, Actually ALL hammers should have a slight convex which prevents the whole head in bedding in your workpiece some more than others.
@joseffroula74158 ай бұрын
Gorgeous! Very satisfying restoration. I have a couple of those that I picked up at flea markets. Now I know exactly what to do with them. Stay warm!
@57WillysCJ8 ай бұрын
Nice job. It looked like an early HF model although there are plenty of places that sell besides HF. When I go to a really big car show and swap meet there are probably 20 booths selling. We have been in the deep freze especially windchill factors. It really cuts bare skin like your face.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
That’s how you know it’s really cold when your face starts to hurt! 😂👍
@57WillysCJ8 ай бұрын
That and wash the ice out of the beard and mustache.@@ScoutCrafter
@larryborkstrom35808 ай бұрын
Whats funny is tpyed my comment and ended up on some ekae channel so again i like how you cut the belt in half to reach in tighter spots the hammer looks great and looks better than when new
@johnfix18 ай бұрын
That finished out super looking. I did a body hammer and painted it but like yours much better,
@richardross72198 ай бұрын
That hammer looks a lot like its from a set that I bought from JC Whitney in the 1980s. Nice job. Good Luck, Rick
@ivanstiles70308 ай бұрын
Well done John. Quite a transformation.
@kathieharine59828 ай бұрын
That hammer came out great.
@beerdrinker64528 ай бұрын
You are an artist. Nice video.
@paulsworkshop41798 ай бұрын
You really smoothed out and softened that hammer head. Looks great!
@jackthompson21328 ай бұрын
Awesome job John !! Thank You for sharing!
@lewiemcneely91438 ай бұрын
Hammer ended up being a work of art! BEAUTIFUL! And what about this yearly global cooling, huh! I was in a rock truck listening to Limbaugh and he was ragging the news (such as it was/is) about it getting cold in New York, like that was the FIRST time it had happened and everybody was going to DIE! That was RICH! Keep the furnace warm and God Bless!
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Lewie I feel horrible about the kids in school, they are fed such BS all day long! 🫣
@lewiemcneely91438 ай бұрын
No lie! At least we had enough sense not to go along with their junk and think on our own BUT we could see the truth instead of just listen to some nutjob.@@ScoutCrafter
@alexstools8 ай бұрын
I've been looking forward to you're video all day and get treated to a nice restoration even. Bit of a highlight. I actually did a body metal course once and the guy adviced to polish you're body hammers! :) He was really able to make amazing stuff, wish I had skill like it.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Alex- There are so many different different auto body hammers, they do lots of different things. It really is an art to be able to repair metal. My favorite is Paintless dent repair!
@1lupus8 ай бұрын
Here in South Australia, we have had a very mild Summer. It only cracked 100F for a few days, hardly worth taking off the long johns for. Today for example it is meant to only get to a miserable 27C or 80F. I have never even seen snow, and don't want to thanks very much.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Sometimes snow is enjoyable. I have trouble with high heat, makes me really lazy. (More than normal) 🫣😂👍
@upsidedowndog12568 ай бұрын
That turned out nice. I have my grandfather's which is very high quality. Knowing what your video was today I tried to read the handle. I could only make out hard hickory, part of a number, and a few letters of the manufacturer. It looks almost as nice as yours does restored, unrestored. I use it quite often.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
There are some magnificent body hammers that came from the factory beautifully detailed. Those are highly desirable. 😃👍
@upsidedowndog12568 ай бұрын
@@ScoutCrafter Maybe they are, yours now is in that category. Call it "fine tuned".
@HickSquatch8 ай бұрын
Dig the body hammer!! They are an art form themselves: picks, flattening, even shrinking and expanding heads. Great tools that can do amazing things!!
@lotsatrains8 ай бұрын
Great looking hammer and enjoy the cold weather while we have it 👍
@SeanKroner8 ай бұрын
That hammer looks really good, great job! :)
@ihrescue8 ай бұрын
I have a body hammer like that with the same casting marks. Yours gives me some inspiration to fix it up. I would like to come into some more body tools, they can be pretty handy in the shop. Do you skip the walk on nights like this?
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Yes! Honestly I usually don’t walk when it’s below freezing. I’ve gotten soft in my old age. 🫣😂👍
@madamecampsalot63848 ай бұрын
I love the color on the handle!
@christopherlusk93858 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial! Thanks
@lazybastardgarage8 ай бұрын
Looks like a piece of artwork, thanks for showing us.
@scottcornish34628 ай бұрын
Nice job! 😀
@HickSquatch8 ай бұрын
The buffalo trivet is so cool. The North American Bison is often called a buffalo. No big deal. Water buffalo are very different yes, but like a chihuahua and Saint Bernard are both dogs…close enough!! 😅
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
When people say buffalo to me I always think of Bison. In fact we used to collect Buffalo nickels not bison nickels! 😂👍
@100videos4you8 ай бұрын
Nice work brother - any idea why body hammers like that typically tend to be so roughly finished? I have one very similar with big flashing marks and a rough surface everywhere but the striking face… I’ve never really seen any body hammers finished out like even a basic Stanley middle of the road carpenters hammer 🔨
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Good question! Most times guys that do bodywork are particular about finishes! 😂👍
@carldavid15588 ай бұрын
So beautiful. Looks great.
@steve.b.238 ай бұрын
We've had a bit of snow here in the UK as well. When I saw it falling I thought that one of the pigeons on the roof had dandruff.
@nickoakley697 ай бұрын
Legacy- you're rather good at those fancy bird boxes, what about a Waldorf-Astoria version
@mikebrunosgarage53388 ай бұрын
As always great episode! Love the handle,turned out wonderfully. Enjoy the rest of your day stay warm and see you on Friday
@christianzazzali27208 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Joy to reach for a tool like that, pride in knowing it will outlast us all.
@MrDoeboy3568 ай бұрын
We’re absolutely socked in with snow.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Maine! I prefer snow over super cold temps. Anything above freezing is fine with me. 😂👍
@desertdweller95488 ай бұрын
Nice work. 👍
@manecobeirao8 ай бұрын
Mais uma belíssima obra de arte do amigo ! Parabéns ! ( Brazil )
@Oldtimeytools8 ай бұрын
Nice hammer!
@billmccabe96018 ай бұрын
Great hammer fix, but thought for sure it would end up 2.5 inches shorter😊
@spencereagle11188 ай бұрын
Isn't the buffalo and the bison exactly the same animal? Buffalo is the N.American name, bison is the European name. The 'buffalo' you showed was a water buffalo.
John, Maybe you Ned to build a cat house for your outdoor cats, with a light bulb for heat .
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Hi Dean- I had a couple houses for them but they didn’t go in! I have a dip under one garage door so they can go in the garage but they like sleeping under my Canoe! 😂👍. I’ve been feeding them 4 times a day, warming up their food each time. I think Pipes has decided to become an inside cat who only occasionally goes outside now. 😂👍
@jackcollins23448 ай бұрын
Pipes got the feel of indoor life and he is loving it@@ScoutCrafter
@NitroMaxOriginal8 ай бұрын
Can't beat a nice hammer make-over, good one. 😊
@spencereagle11188 ай бұрын
I had to laugh at the illustration of the cave men. The guy about to drop the rock on the bear's head must have been the best runner of the bunch.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Imagine the nads on those guys! 😂👍
@krishoogstraat68668 ай бұрын
Man I like that hammer !!!!!!!
@alexkay18748 ай бұрын
Its funny how Snow and Cold in the Winter has become a Weather Event .
@bryco328 ай бұрын
Gosh Dang! Beautiful!
@johnnyhopz8 ай бұрын
Nice restoration! I have a similar hammer to restore and it needs a new handle. Any suggestions on where to get one? Ive looked on line and have yet to find one that'll fit. It's 10 1/2 inches long and the oval is 3/4" by 5/8".
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Johnny- Those hammers usually use Ball Peen handles. You still might need to trim the head to fit. 😃👍
@johnnyhopz8 ай бұрын
Thank you sir!@@ScoutCrafter
@ironhead658 ай бұрын
You said you did one gun stock, two shellac with steel wool between. At the end you said you also added butchers wax. Any particular one you like the most?
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Butchers Boston Polish! www.amazon.com/Boston-Polish-Amber-Paste-Wax/dp/B0081ND0NW/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
@ironhead658 ай бұрын
@@ScoutCrafter thank you!
@federiconogueira29938 ай бұрын
very good work..excelente trabajo
@robg8368 ай бұрын
Have you seen the $3.99 Pittsburgh 8 oz stubby ball pein? Someone posted a pic in a tool group on Facebook and a bunch of aircraft guys said they are a must own. They seem to be a good buy. Maybe you can make a ScoutCrafter stubby special and compare?
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
I’m overdue for a trip to Harbor freight. 😃👍
@MadStiles8 ай бұрын
That turned out awesome 👌
@jamesretired59798 ай бұрын
Nice
@almacli83608 ай бұрын
Came out Nice / I have trouble with Hammers ,Hatchets and AX heads . I must have 25 various type heads that need to be put on ( I cleaned them all up already) now they need handles - I priced it out and they are Expensive 💰💰. I want to buy them all at once- or at least 5 at a time .Do you know where I can get them for a good price ? Thanks for the video Johnny and by the way that DAKE is Awesome 👈🏼 ttyl
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Here you go Al- beaver-tooth.com/collections/hammer-handles
@almacli83608 ай бұрын
Thanks brother I’m gonna give you a buzz 📱 later today
@martinblouin36398 ай бұрын
one thing i find pretty crazy about our more recent ancestors is clear window glass has become a thing since not too long ago in our history (they say 17th century it started to be more a thing) obviously electricty or light bulb we'rent invented but even candle and lamp we're a bit of a luxury item for most, so you basically had the choice of freezing your butt out and having light during winter or being slightly more confortable inside but almost in complete darkness, beside some light the fire did, must have have been long and very depressing winters
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
I can see why people used to rise with the sun and go to bed soon after dark. 😂👍
@martinblouin36398 ай бұрын
@@ScoutCrafteryeah! but have you seen video about they say we use to have 2 sleep cycle back then! people would wake up around midnight, stay awake a littler like 1 or 2 hours and then go back to sleep
@corydriver76348 ай бұрын
Some one should tell the Buffalo Bills the difference between a buffalo and a bison…their helmets are inaccurate 😂.
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Buffalo nickels too! 😂👍
@troyb17338 ай бұрын
John,What is gunstock?? What brand is it? Its been 5-15 below zero temperature and as low as 37-40 below wind chill and 11 1/2 inches of snow here in Omaha. Not like the feet in Buffalo(the city not the beef)
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
Troy- My GF’s daughter is going to school in Omaha! She said it’s wicked cold too! 🥶. The stain is made by Minwax and the color is called “Gunstock”. It’s just lovely! 😃👍
@troyb17338 ай бұрын
Does she go to UNO or Creighton? We are getting 3 more inches as of now with blowing snow and down to frkin cold again.
@Everythings_Adjustable8 ай бұрын
Looks 100% better now 🔨👍😊
@davidhelmuth66548 ай бұрын
I’m sure that the reason that body hammers are becoming collectible is that they required a skilled artisan to know how to use them. Yet another trade being lost to time!🤦♂️
@ScoutCrafter8 ай бұрын
One thing I thank KZbin for is revitalizing many lost skills. You can literally learn anything on KZbin these days. 😃👍