Tools from Trash Part Two: Forging a Ball Peen Jewelers Hammer from a Railroad Spike

Part two of two in a short series about making tools from not-so-choice stock. In this part, I make a 4oz ball peen jewelers hammer from a railroad spike, and scrap wood, utilizing the punch and drift I made in part one.
Part One: • Tools from Trash Part ...

[@lunarxlotus]

haha... peen

[@hellishgrin4604]

It's all in how you swing it.

[@XplosivCookie]

I was thinking "crafting videos are nice and relaxing, and Adrian seems like a calming presence, maybe I could fall asleep to his video!" It took him three seconds to bust out an angle grinder.

[@TheElfsmith]

The rest of it is relaxing though, right?

[@XplosivCookie]

@@TheElfsmith With the volume at the right level, absolutely! Just spooked myself at the start ^^

[@NitrogenoxTheQuick]

love it, the sound of a forge and hammering, if you're an elvish smith, I'm definitly a half dwarven half orc steel whacker. steel puncher? no, maybe iron pounder, perhaps The Artist formerly known to love hitting metal. please, do come back and bring more knowledge to us poor people who can't follow their dreams anymore, dream for us!

[@jdcole2112]

Love seeing these type videos!! Keep it up

[@joemck74]

I too find that matt-black nail-polish is perfect for a long day at the forge 🙃

[@quintenbartlett]

I sometimes blacksmith, and I use a peace of railroad track as an anvil

[@femboytatp]

Here from HTME :)

[@CH3R.N0BY1]

hi adri !!!

[@santomuro]

Excited to see more! One of my new favourite KZbin smiths :)) greetings from Australia my friend

[@michaelpenkalski3287]

Miss your content! Hope you're doing well!

[@kmetz878]

Great job! It looks great - I love that you repurposed wood for the handle too!

[@tombrown879]

The hammer turned out Lovely. Great video.

[@dennisw7350]

Nice guillotene

[@storyspren]

Dropping the steel, or as I like to call it, getting forging assistance from Mother Earth :D

[@AntonioAELMdeOliveir]

great job!! can't wait for the next video

[@EnbyNomad]

I've been needing another Elf build for a hot minute

[@quintenbartlett]

HTME prolly sent a lot of us here

[@catchthedream1142]

I love making rail spike knives they are very fun to forge I’m definitely going to try making a ball peen hammer from one now that I’ve seen this video

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

Excellent video my friend. I'm already subscribed to your channel.

[@benben9794]

Got unsubbed from here but genuinely am glad I remembered your channel, take your time and do what you need we will be waiting

[@devendralatchman5724]

if nine rings suddenly show up for sale in his store, don't buy any of them! :D

[@Agent24Electronics]

lol

[@jade_capricorn]

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES

[@dittocopys]

is it actually called a ball peen? theres no way

[@TheElfsmith]

Believe it or not, it really is! The term "peen" in this context means the side of a hammer opposite the main face- so you get cross peens, diagonal peens, straight peens, ball peens, point peens, and so on and so forth!

[@celestialbeas9214]

Are you still planning on making more smithing videos? Hope you've been doing well! :)

[@TheElfsmith]

Hey! I am, but not only am I notoriously bad at social media, but also have put things on hold for a bit for a couple different reasons. Despite them being on hold, they're not forgotten, I promise.

[@celestialbeas9214]

No worries, was just checking up on you! glad you are doing okay! I can understand that, i forget i should probably talk to my friends at least a few times before we retire or something. lol I hope everything turns out well for you in the future :)@@TheElfsmith

[@Baggytrousers27]

Why are railroad spikes so commonly salvaged for making tools?

[@TheElfsmith]

They're cheap, a good size, easy to work under a hammer, and when water quenched, can get somewhat hard.

[@Baggytrousers27]

@@TheElfsmith Nifty.

[@CH3R.N0BY1]

was that the same railroad spike you used to shape andy's wok?

[@TheElfsmith]

in all honesty it very well might have been!

[@joemck74]

Hiya. Did you go to the Rennaisance Faire this year? I don't use Insta or whatever so I wouldn't know if you posted anything.

[@TheElfsmith]

I'm notoriously bad at social media, and notoriously worse at finishing videos. Things have been put on hold for me for a while, but they're not forgotten!

[@JosieJoeMcK-tg6rx]

It gives me a fuzzy feeling inside when someone says they're hopeless at social media. I idea there are beautiful talented people out there who aren't cybernetic narcissists, revives my flagging faith in humanity. Long may you continue not updating your profiles. (Although that Puss'n'Boots outfit on Instagram is kinda stunning...)

[@hellishgrin4604]

Where do you get your materials from?