How to restore your trusty old Ball-peen Hammer (or any Hammer)

Today I will be restoring an old rivet hammer that I need for my restoration projects.
I wanted to take particular care of this simple tool using cold bluing both to protect the metal and for an aesthetic purpose.
For the hammer heads I opted for a mirror finish.
Giving a new life to vintage tools is always very satisfying and rewarding.
I hope you enjoy the video and I'd like to know what you think about this tool.

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Related videos: (other restorations I made)

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[LTMS]

I got carried away while setting up this hammer, and ended up doing a mirror finish because I decided to use it mainly in leather working, for hammering leather stitching.
I will rarely use it to set rivets and it won't get damaged much.
Hope you like this tool restoration, let me know what you think about it.
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[GrayByrd]

Beautiful repurposing of an old tool. My father would be proud of you.

[bhgtree]

Wonderful job, seeing such an old ball-peen hammer reminded of my late Uncle who was a old style carpenter (using all hand tools only). He had a complete set of tools that he got from my Grandad (his dad) and he kept them in excellent condition even though they were then (in the 1970's) upto 50 years old.

[danmoreton]

I especially like the use of a Dremel with a sanding drum to achieve a consistent round finish. Very nice indeed!

[dietrichess]

Beautiful result! It was especially satisfying to see all those old nails removed from the handle.

[RickaramaTrama-lcys]

You have turned a Mud Hen into a Swan~!! I also love to do this type of work on old tools and why they mean so much is somewhat of a mystery but some of us are born this way and it will live on within us. I enjoyed watching a real craftsman and subscribed to see more.

[LordHoth_]

I feel like taking off the irregularities from casting/forge takes away from the beauty of old hand tools

[JeffBishop_KBQMT]

Considering the cleanup work on the physical shape of the metal, this hammer was produced on blown out (very worn) forging dies, whether produced using a forging hammer or press. You can tell by how deeply the trim tooling cut into the part where the top and bottom dies met. This is why the "wipe" is so wide at the parting line. I've been in the industrial forging business since 1976, so I can spot these issues pretty quickly.

[ikyqvcz]

Brilliant job love to see old tools being made good again 👍👍👍👍

[WeldingMask]

The product is great, very detailed and beautiful

[lordieshepherd]

Nicely done! Love the handle gradient too.

[Johnbro]

Great restoration, thanks for sharing. Love the mirror finish, excellent for silversmithing.

[CanadianLifeYYC]

This is rediculously polished I laughed and liked it

[ariadneferreira]

Absolutely phenomenal, sir!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous work!!! Thanks for sharing this video with us! ❤

[djjinerson]

Beautiful you just gave me the encouragement to do the same with my grandfathers old ball peen hammer I have and use all the time 👍

[briansworkshop]

Fantastic job thanks for sharing your time and skill 🍺🍺👍👍🇬🇧

[otherpatrickgill]

Thanks, many restorers go for impressive looking projects often to showcase their expensive tools and worskshops. I'm probably never going to restore an 1804 oak dresser, but I do need to fix some of my hammers.

[fabiandaroca]

That was a very cool video!! I love the finish you put on the handle...

[manfredrieser]

Nice making o the video! Like the mirror finishing 👍

[vroda]

That’s some very high standards workmanship 👍