Friday, April 8, 2016

Refurbishing a War Hammer - WIP

Started refurbishing a war hammer. It was only $45 (free shipping), and was put together by underpaid folks in India. So, although the parts themselves are pretty good, especially for the price, the overall craftsmanship was a bit lacking. The rivets were not lined up very well, and the spike was off center as well as the butt cap. I used a Dremel to cut off the ends of the rivets (actually really big nails), and pounded them out with a hammer and Phillips Head screw driver. I also wanted to remove the ugly dark brown stain/paint from the handle. I did some Googlin' and picked up some Citristrip to remove the stain/paint (I hope) - I'm waiting for it to do its work.
 With the metal parts removed after cutting off the rivet/nails with a Dremel cutting tool.
The handle coated with Citristrip. I placed the handle in a plastic trash bag to keep it from drying out too fast - another tip from YouTube.


Here it is before removing all the metal parts - you can't really tell from this image, but the spike and butt cap were not aligned with the handle. You can probably see that the dark brown stain/paint is pretty ugly though.
 
Well, just a quick update to keep this blog alive. Cheers!

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    1. Thanks,Fran! A nice weekend project. Best, Dean

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  2. Nice job...and always useful in the kitchen drawer ...

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    1. Thank you kindly, Phil! If not in the kitchen surely in the garage to put holes in things. :) Regards, Dean

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    1. Appreciate the kind words, Michael. I may have to resort to somewhat unconventional/unhistorical methods to compensate for the holes for the rivets being so off center. Best, Dean

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  4. Great job Dean, bet you could do a bit of damage wuth that?

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    1. Thank you, Ray. For sure the hammer and beak head is a very "battle ready" piece. I can envision it punching holes in plate armor. Regards, Dean

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