What hammer is the best for leather work?
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2020
- Hammers, Mallets and Mauls all have their places in leather working.
The "Craft Hammer" is a great place to start - it's cheap and has 2 separate faces for multiple uses.
Ball Peen Hammers
These are fibreglass shafts with drop forged steel heads.
One side is a flat face for striking, the other is the Ball Peen- this is specifically used to “Peen” metal and used within leather work for setting rivets - (“Peening is the process of working a metal’s surface to improve its properties” and is a fun word to say”)
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Yellow Mallet
This is from Tandy leather and comes with most of their beginner sets. It has a 2 flat faces and is a good general use mallet, although it is quite lightweight. This can be used for tooling and rivet setting etcetera. Just be cautious that the face will take damage from metal tools.
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Tapered Maul
This is a tapered maul from Barry King.
This is exquisitely made. It has a great weight and balance.
This is now my “GOTO” striking tool.
The tapered head allows a greater degree of control of striking force.
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Your background music is to loud.
You didn't answer the question posed in the title.
There isn't really one striking tool that does everything. There are some multiheaded hammers that can be utilised for a lot of use cases, the poly/rubber ones are alright and I used one for years before expanding my collection into having specific tools for each aspect.
If you are planning on doing lots of tooling, then a good maul. If you are going to be setting lots of rivets by hand then a good peening hammer.
I don't do tooling at all nowadays but I still use my maul when punching stitching holes and setting rapid rivets.
@@HandmadeByAlex Thank you! My comment was a little aggressive, but you answered super-quick with really useful information. I think most people coming to this video will be newbies like me, who want some suggestion as to which kind of mallet or maul would be a good option for an initial purchase. Now I have a better idea. You have a new subscriber.
Not a worry, I am here to try and help people.
I do have a new striking tool so might make an updated video with some more suggestions.
If there is anything else I can give my opinion on please let me know?
We need the art of leather smithing to carry on, so anyway I can help...
Next time, don't do the music.
I've worked in engineering/fabrication type fields for almost 40 years, and I cannot see a single benefit of a maul, over other types of hammer/mallet. The rounded head means you have less striking area, making the likelihood of glancing off higher than with flat headed hammers or mallets. I just don't get it.
Hi Jer, the maul is great for tooling and stamping. With it having the tapered head you can focus the force into a smaller area, increasing the striking efficiency. Using metal on metal isn't great for multiple reasons as you will know, we don't want to risk any metal splinters getting on to the leather as it can tarnish and discolour the leather too.
If you can get to a leather workshop and try the different striking tools I think you might change your mind :) Not sure where you are based, but you are more than welcome to book in with me for a free lesson.
engineering and fabrication are different scenarios. The steel used in leather working stamps is not the same as hardened steel in a fabrication shop. Ive worked in both and a softer vinyl, or leather headed maul is definitely better than a ball peen hammer on stamps.
you didn't even say what each hammer was food for. wtf
What specific info would you like?
I'm just going to say, never strike metal on metal. Don't use a ball peen hammer on your leather tools. It will ruin the stamps! Weighted leather, or vinyl mauls are ALWAYS the best option for your leather working. Again, seriously, dont use ball peen hammers on your stamps! You will thank me in a year when you dont need to replace all your stamps because you ruined them