Viking 10 KG Hammer Restoration. You won't believe it the result is on another level

10 KG Hammer Restoration. The result looks crazy. Restore
This time I restored a very old rusty bent hammer. I bought the hammer on Ebay for €8. Restoring this hammer really wasn't easy. You had to grind a lot. Then polish the entire surface. A pattern was ground into the top and bottom of the hammer using the Proxxon. I bought the wooden handle new. To make the wooden handle look special, it was processed with fire. I am very happy with the restoration. The result is impressive.
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00:00 Hammer Restoration/Restore
00:15 Remove wooden handle
00:33 Remove rust
00:57 Sandblasting
01:41 Inspect the hammer
02:16 Welding
02:44 Grind
04:53 Metal shavings Magnetic
05:07 Grinding
06:15 Clean up metal shavings
06:29 Draw hammer lines
06:37 Grind hammer corners
08:38 Hammer hole grinding Proxxon
09:06 Sandpaper
09:26 Grind hammer smooth
09:47 Polishing
11:25 Make patterns in the hammer
11:59 Metal bluing
14:40 Make wooden stick
18:29 Insert the wooden handle into the hammer
19:04 Hammer is ready

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[abrenos]

I noticed that this guy has a pretty good set of tools, leads me to believe that he knows what he's doing but honestly I love old hammers for their character and I believe that he has removed all traces of that character

[mgleebs]

When welding on steel this thick and old, you will get better quality welds if you preheat the base material to 400 degrees. - A Lincoln Electric employee.

[kingagha]

As a metal worker myself two errors was made first for a block of metal that big you need to heat it first in a furnace before you try to fill any cracks for the weld to stick solid what you did is just surface cosmetic .
Secondly you should have squared the edges by heating and hammering not cut anything off to maintain the weight of the hammer.
By saying that after all you done a good job considering how it used to be.

[Nirky]

Love the restoration! Only problem now is it's too beautiful to use.

[markbernier]

You've made a very pretty item. Just wanted to mention that the starting tool is neither old, nor unusual, and has nothing to do with vikings. Just something left in the corner of the barn for a few years.

[projektxent]

I love his videos. Straight to the point. No dumb background music. Only music you hear is the sound of work

[GaryLaaks]

Absolute therapy watching this channel. No music, no words, just a master at work with great camera angles.

[FrostyFoxDrake]

[restoration channels] *”so I stole this 1000 year old relic from a museum and destroyed it to make a modern hammer”*

[RDJim]

Oh great. Another item "too good" to use. Beautiful

[Borntoraisehell]

Turning 10kg Hammer into a 9, 95kg Hammer...what a beautyfull Work!

[martinvs]

Amazing how that well used and worn hammer became a trophy piece. I love the hammer tone on top and bottom. Nice burnishing too. I am so glad you shared this. Thank you. A true craftsman.

[kdthehun]

This is how you turn a rescuable hammer into paperweight!

[jessegriffin]

Visually speaking, It's a piece of art that is very striking.

[wisenhimer]

every imperfection was a look into it's use and age. You did a good job, but personally I would have stopped after removing the rust. I think now it just says how good it can look compared to previous condition.

[mjb]

You put a lot of work into that. Being a traditionalist when it comes to tools I would have stopped at the mirror shine. I would hang that on my wall though.

[groundcontrol]

Wow. this must have taken SO much time, effort and patience. Mad respect for your skill and work, and wow, I'm not really into wood but that piece of wood is absolutely beautiful, specially after it was burned and cleaned up (had never seen that done before). Great camerawork too with the macro lens! Edit: Wow, so many experts in the comments section critiquing the work as if it was meant to be a tool for hard work when what he's actually doing is transforming an old hammer that was once upon a time used for work, but is now an art piece to be displayed. I think that much is obvious when you see all the trouble he went through to make cosmetic additions and changes. This isn't some hammer that's gonna be used in a metalworking factory subject to OSHA regulations and all the other regulations that would go along with it, chill out lol.

[josephsieracki]

OMG, totally ridiculously uneccesary level of polish...I love it. Looks gorgeous! Great job.

[thealicemonster]

I really liked the video, except for two things.

You left cracks on the face, they will get worse.
Also why did you square off the cross peen? It's supposed to be rounded off, squaring it off makes it unusable for it's designed purposes.
Both of these issues assume that this is going to be used instead of just put on display.

[joebonello]

I love watching such restorations videos. This is not the work for every, Tom, Dick and Harry. This is the work of PROFESSIONALS. Very impressed, indeed.

[TKM]

I am impressed by your tools and how you keep them, your interpretation on refinishing a working tool is outstanding. I can’t imagine ever putting it back to work . It will make an excellent wall hanger - congratulations on a job well done