Drawbar Wrench/Hammer

[Rickabilly]

(07-24-2013, 08:59 AM)EdK Wrote: It will be dalbergia retusa.
Ed

I had that once but the Doctor gave me some cream that fixed me up in no time

Hiya Ed,

I used to have a copper hammer that held the copper block on with a stud just like yours... But... after a bit of use the head would forever come loose and I found that the thread soon stripped out of the copper, so I drilled and tapped a bigger hole... twice... it got silly, so a bit later I bought a "Thor" brand copper and hide hammer (Actually it came in the boot/trunk of an MG B that I bought with wire wheels a soft faced hammer is the wheel brace/Lug wrench) the Thors just use a little copper "Puck" or rolled hide disk that pushes into a counter bore, with use the puck spreads into the counter bore so it never works loose, the pucks are available cheaply and in at least 4 materials, if you get this problem try counter boring the face and fitting these instead.

Yours looks a good hammer and of course a very handy solution, Incidentally I now have a half dozen of the Thor hammers one in every size and two of the baby ones. One copper/hide and one Ally/Nylon. I bought a high end "dead blow" hammer from "Snap off" and it just doesn't work as well as the Thors, or feel as good in the hand.

Regards
Rick