Unusual Hammer from Italy, Vintage Sears Simplified Wiring Books and a Hand Made Hammer!

Happy Easter!

[@ROD59]

I remember waiting for the mailman to get the new popular mechanics magazine every month , then you will go to a quiet place and read every single page .Times were much more simple

[@Jim-ie6uf]

PM sucks now, Pop Sci, too

[@JohnSmith-vc4yg]

Great stuff, thanks.

[@prasadvn524]

Oh yes.Those days were great.never missed reading Popular Mechanics magazine

[@greghomestead8366]

Homestead hammer turned out fantastic. See you Monday. Have a Jesus filled day everyone. Greg in Michigan

[@lewiemcneely9143]

U 2!

[@dalemagners404]

Pretty cool. Funny story. I love watching you make you're own tools.

[@mikedkc]

That is a beautifully designed and fabricated hammer. Just love the "Made in USA" quality you brought to the project. Very nicely done and quite an impressive demonstration of your skills!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Just love that little hammer! 🔨👍😊

[@michaellindsay8934]

I love the knurled handle, it's a beautiful look. The tiny hammer is cool. Are you moving up state to your property, I can't imagine what that would take to move all your collection of tools and all your various hobbies that you have. No more poor man's flea market ? Happy Easter John great show

[@heyboy33333]

That hammer looks great!! A true craftsman gem. If you ever want to add to it, a nice wooden handle would also look great.

[@andyc972]

It's always frustrating when an eBay purchase doesn't measure up, but to be honest you have to be just as careful on Amazon or other sales sites especially with 3rd party sellers ! Great hammer project, time flys when you're on the lathe !

[@madamecampsalot6384]

I love the aluminum handle. With a spare head on the end. Awesome!

[@ToolsandTime]

That Simplified Electrical Wiring book from Sears looks like a gem--will keep my eyes peeled for a copy. The cool Italian miniature hammer gave me a laugh--wasn't expecting that either. Very nice work with the homemade hammer, I really liked how customizable you made it. I think the knurled handle with the small red end was my favorite--but they all were pretty sharp--Nice job Scoutcrafter!

[@rickcentore2801]

Talk about the wow factor, you really outdid yourself on that hammer John! Outstanding!

[@KhairenAnhar]

The best👍💯...... ❤ from🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@danohstoolbox]

happy Easter 🐣 everyone

[@marccrone3232]

Fantastic job making that hammer and its options. Very appealing to the eyes and useful.

[@davidhelmuth6654]

I got my hands on some brass stock. About 3 feet of it was getting thrown out. Made some drifts and stuff. Also made 4 hammers for every shift of the guys in my department. That’s been 20+ years ago. Still hot that hammer. Thank you for sharing.

[@thunderstruck1078]

Happy Easter, SC.

[@BostLabs]

"Everything you need to know to burn your house down" BWAHAHAHAHA! OMG its a hammer for tiny elves! Nice! I love the hammer you made. 👍

[@tonylenge424]

You can’t put a price on enjoyment. But if you were to add up materials and labor, that hammer is worth a few hundred dollars.😁. Thanks, very fun to watch.

[@Rusty_ok]

Get a 3/4” or 1” brass rod and make wooden handles. I have done a few of these little brass head hammers and they make great giveaways to fellow tool people. I Call them precision hammers.

[@wayneblubaugh2122]

If I had a hammer... Fantastic job, as always. Wayne out West

[@johnmclaurin]

Scout, I wish you would do a short primer on using the fiber wheel , especially your techniques for doing hard to get to places like the little hammer you showed us today. I know it would help me to see different ways to get that beautiful finish. Great video today!

[@saigaking]

Love the hammer my fav is the delrin fabulous stuff strong flexible easy to work with Amazing job John god bless take care 47/FJB🇳🇿🇺🇸🗽🦅🪖🌟

[@patjohnson3100]

I like those DIY manuals. They remind me that I learned so much from Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines back in the day. Your homemade hammer is so much nicer than what I saw recently at my local hardware store. It was a Stanley no-mar hammer with plastic heads and wooden handle. Cost was $17. Foreign manufacture. Easter blessings to all.

[@jacobb.]

I was suprised you went with the RED handle lol. Very cool making your own tools. I've started turning these random tools at my house into specialized tools for whatever. Very fun

[@stanellis7805]

Awesome video as always. That hammer is worthy of a nice case. Joe is absolutely the Godfather of the fiber wheel. Manufacturers had to be wondering what the uptick in sales was from. Thanks Joe! 😀 Hope you have a wonderful and safe Easter. Thanks! 🇺🇸

[@1962vid]

Your homemade hammer came out great. Very creative.

[@americansewingmachineresto1545]

Hi John, I had to laugh, I have those same two books. Been a great reference for years. Very nice hammer. Good for adjusting in delicate situations, like making adjustments of a part in a figure. Very nice concept to have an a modular hammer system. Very cool. A nice first lathe project. Best Regards, John

[@jimjohnston7688]

Always loved working with wiring. I tried to get an apprenticeship with the IBEW, but wasn’t selected. That is one cool looking hammer. There was a hardware store in our neighborhood that had a sign that was a big hammer hanging out front. It was a local landmark of sorts.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! We had one here too Maspeth Hardware in Queens.

[@jimjohnston7688]

@@ScoutCrafter The old hardware stores, well stocked and good advice.

[@hdrider2071]

You should make a couple kits and sell em. Absolutely beautiful piece of art !

[@mikebrunosgarage5338]

Great episode as always, I have some older home improvement style books that cover diy jobs also,plus love the hammer and I would go with brass heads myself. Thanks again have a great weekend and see you Monday

[@nychillboy8724]

Nice Job on that hammer! Most levelest hammer I've ever seen. 11:12 😅

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂😂😂

[@sebglayburg5163]

That hammer is AMAZING, John! Let me know if you ever want to sell it!

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Flexible armored cable... there's another name for that stuff😂. Love my library. Right on

[@cjb1kcb1]

Great old manuals. Electricity still works the way it worked for Edison and Tesla. Check out Practical Electrical Wiring by H.P. Richter - many many editions. Great book, great info, great illustrations, great writing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I just ordered it. Thanks! 😃👍

[@davidspinney2023]

Hi Scoutcrafter that is a cool little hammer. The handmade hammer is really nice. The problem that we have in Canada is they get you on the shipping for an item like that you see it and the price you are willing to pay then they add $30. or more for shipping it makes it overpriced.

[@christopherlusk9385]

Great presentation sir. The book I used to help me through my home projects was the Reader's Digest Complete Do It Yourself Manual. I noticed that another manual you had was the Improvised Munitions Handbook. Is that book similar to the Anarchist Cookbook? I also like the work you did on the Italian hammer. It reminded me of all the hard word you did on the SAFE-T-GRIP Hammer Restoration. Wishing you a great Easter.

[@alexstools]

Hope you'll have a great weekend too. We're actually off on Monday here as well! I can't imagine having to move all your collections..

[@TheKidFromYTown]

That DIY hammer kit is so cool

[@user-bh2fq8in6h]

Great video, I like the hammer you bought and love the hammer you made. Thanks for sharing 👍👍😚😚🔧🔧

[@user-fz5yn7th8v]

How about something done on hinges? Repair of door jambs to adjust locks and hinges. Maybe even digital door locks. Great job, enjoy the show,

[@mikebashford8198]

That knurled Aluminium (or Aluminum as you call it!) would look fantastic anodised and dyed - never tried it, but seems easy enough to do in a home shop - it's on my bucket list to try. Happy Easter!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mike- Anodizing looks fantastic however it's a little tricky to do right. I love the colors of Anodizing...

[@patrickrhin9152]

Hey !John les deux livres 📚 sur les installations électriques dans une maison sont génial. Le marteau 🔨 que tu as fabriquer est vraiment superbe, un très bel outil. ❤

[@cjb1kcb1]

Scout, LOVED THE HAMMER TOO!!!

[@hester781]

Absolutely beautiful work! This reminds me of one of my favorite videos of yours from years ago “the circus hammer”

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John.great video. I love that hammer you made. I need to do one like that with my lathe. After all these years I'm glad I got one. Thanks for the inspiration. HAPPY EASTER to you and everyone on hear. 👍👍❤...

[@roberthoug7864]

Very nice scout crafter! I picked up a small wood LATHE three weeks ago need to make a tool rest for it, years ago I would have jumped on it, soon as it came in, age and time sure changes everything, like your hammer my LATHE Is way too small. I knew it wasn't going be very big, I may be able to turn out a small Billy Club. Eagle

[@marcmckenzie5110]

For me, good drawings, tables, graphs, and diagrams convey most ideas better than pictures. Supplemental pictures are a bonus, but it’s all in the detail!

[@charliekingpin8568]

The old manuals are the best

[@stewartew]

Nice hammer you made very versatile, maybe you planted a few seeds and others will follow your lead.

[@paulsworkshop4179]

I love those old books. My mom picked up a set of handyman encyclopedias at a garage sale when I was a kid. This was around 1985 and they were published in 1961 I think. I loved looking through those. Wish I still had them, but the basement flooded. I absolutely love that hammer. I have a little homemade hammer I got a garage sale or something, but nothing like yours. That is a work of art! Happy Easter.

[@LoStivale]

Your hammer puts the eBay hammer to shame. Very nice. Happy Easter everyone.

[@michaelowens7151]

If that hammer kit were available in a catalog, or online, it would already be in my cart. Just beautiful! Those diy manuals came in very handy, and they weren’t always for electrical work or Sears-Roebuck. Audel’s had a manual to fix just about anything, auto repair, plumbing, carpentry, if something was being manufactured or built they had a manual for it. Folks liked to fix their own stuff, and its good to see the actions for “rights to repair” now ongoing.

[@patrickmeyer1967]

Sears would sell you a house kit. then sell you the instruction books to build it. I love the hammer build.

[@larrymills8527]

Montogmery Ward did the same thing and they sold bi planes.

[@samuelnoble7291]

WOW! Your hammer build was fantastic, I love it. Nice work scoutcrafter

[@samfeldman1508]

That Italian hammer gave me a little chuckle.😜🤪

[@stevenburton]

I love that hammer you made! Great design!!

[@davedoughty1213]

You have great skills and a creative mind. Nice work!!

[@GuntersGarage]

Great job on the hammer! Love all the choices. Definitely a cool kit!

[@viriatvsoflvsitania5422]

3:53 Our version here in Europe of the Chilton's manual is the Haynes manual. I learned all of my car mechanic skills reading those manuals when I was a kid. And to this day, I still service my car thanks to those manuals. Modern cars are too complicated, but if you gave an older car like I do, get a DIY service manual and service your own car. It's such a great feeling and you'll save money too. It's a win-win. Great video btw, Mr. Crafter.

[@jk3dad]

Hanes manuals are available in the USA as well. They are very handy

[@mangaswilliams4145]

That's a great hammer wish I had the tools and skill to make one like that I fine that too be a perfect hammer and also with the tools you have I think I would try to make one out of heavy metal

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Good home made hammer that a cute little nesting hammer you got on eBay

[@BencoVintageMachineWorks]

You did a nice job on that hammer.

[@castleladpaza76]

You know a Chinese company is watching this video and saying we need that multi-hammer by the end of April. Certain websites will have them for sale, lol

[@marko11kram]

Readers Digest had a great DIY book too called "Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual by Reader's Digest Editors" I Poured over that over and over. It is still available on E-Bay

[@howardsutton3502]

Pretty nice did l miss you do the knurling how to you are multi talented

[@buddynewman8949]

those books you showed are the type of references I love, stated plain and simple with accompanying illustrations; makes repairs on things you would otherwise farm out to someone possible.

[@alanK7226]

Happy Easter! I also wanted to wish you a Happy Dyngus Day!!! Monday, very big here in Buffalo with my Polish brothers.

[@GWP323]

John, What kind of maniac makes a hammer with only two faces?...Not you!...lol I think someone should start a help group called H.A. (Hammers Anonymous) for those individuals that have WAY too many hammers. I have been hitting local estate sales a few times a month lately and almost always find one or two. Today was no different. I got out of work early and went to part two of an estate sale near here. The house belonged to one of the people that died last year going down to the Titanic. I found 2 small Stanley claw hammers maybe 8oz. each? The fella running the sales laughed because I came up from the basement with them knowing that I would find them. The guys I work with almost get upset Monday if I don't have at least one hammer. Last month I found a Handy Andy claw hammer, but one claw was broken. The handle is in good shape though. Happy Easter, Everyone, George

[@tgm49]

Luv the hammer you made

[@markhopkins5857]

Beautiful job well done on your hammer. What kind of maniac wouldn't enjoy a piccolo marttelo ??

[@janderson8401]

Another great episode from John ‘Gulliver’ ScoutCrafter!

[@lotsabirds]

HThat hammer is genius! Have a great weekend! Happy Easter!

[@joes7968]

Beautiful lathe work! A very well thought out project for sure. Happy Easter John.

[@tomdale1313]

"Snoop" abides, thxs for sharing...Hi Pipes

[@Elphoenix1]

Great hammer

[@NitroMaxOriginal]

A work of art, thank you.

[@robertphillips93]

First, John -- you need to patent that hammer! Someone's bound to license it or copy it . . . But all kidding aside, don't I remember seeing that tiny hammer on the workbench from which that famous Italian exagerator, Pinocchio, originated? What irony!

[@Uwannawatch]

John Fantastic video.. That hammer came out awesome. You got me thinking about getting a lathe.

[@ScoutCrafter]

George- Sooner or later you will have one guaranteed! It's a lovely addition to the shop!

[@CRIS.V1891]

Fantastic, this looks factory made ! 🙂👏

[@lugwrench9832]

Based on your recommendation I ordered (ebay) the 1977 edition of the Sears manual. 👍

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Brilliant hammer kit. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-jf9no5cq2x]

You do great work! Thanks and have a good weekend

[@brettbenson563]

That turned out nice. love the hammer.

[@MegaGhost1972]

That hammer is so cool to look at very satisfying to create these tools from scrap

[@davidcoats1037]

Cool hammer! Time to start shopping for a new lathe!! 👍🏼😃 Happy Easter

[@joseffroula7415]

Absolutely love the hammer. I like h the e brass head. Very useful for intricate work. Thanks for taking us through the whole process.

[@kgarba9253]

I'm sure you got plenty of Italian tools out there. We have plenty in Jersey lol.

[@noexcuses6727]

You do magnificint work

[@lewiemcneely9143]

FINE Hammer you made but I wonder if you could soak the spahetti hammer in Miracle gror and it's grow into an Estwing! Happy weekend and a good T M. was worth a lot. I gave one that I had on a 20 ton P&H truck crane to my grandson. God bless

[@bigvicsworkshop]

I think that's fantastic! Deserves a trip to the attic for a nice engraving episode Mr. John! Just outstanding!! Happy Easter Brother!

[@lotsatrains]

Happy Easter to you and really enjoy your project and that little hammer 🔨 is nice too 👍

[@upsidedowndog1256]

That is some kind of jeweler's hammer. Probably for resizing rings. Your big mitts may not be able to do that. Not sure my medium sized ones could either!

[@2012JCC]

That was a great project. Happy Easter!

[@scottstoolthoughts3190]

That hammer is indescribably beautiful!

[@ko2fjb]

Great little project today with that multi function hammer. I happen to like the red handle better. Sorry, you did a great job on the metal handle but I think I would put more force than necessary in the swing with that handle.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I too like the Red handle better!! I'm a big fan of acetate! =D

[@Resto-Rob]

Awesome video! Love the hammer kit idea! "P"

[@beerdrinker6452]

Beautiful hammer. You are an artist. As you put on the knurled handle I was thinking that you were one step away from a great zip gun.

[@rawbacon]

Sears Simplified Wiring, my favorite childhood book 🤣 I've had that exact 50 cent version for as long as I can remember. You'd Love the Sears 1939 wiring book, it has a Cool Graphics with a Glass Insulator on the cover.

[@terrystewart2070]

Great job on the hammer.....Happy Easter to you sir!

[@christophermorgan7600]

Well done John! Love the hammer, especially with the brass face!