• melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    It’s looking very good!

    Maybe some oil on it? I once restored an axe head in a similar way and was told that sanding it back to shiny would let it corrode again

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      3 months ago

      I used a long oil soak on my Dad’s old hammers before any sanding. But hammers aren’t intended for sharpening.

        • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone
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          3 months ago

          Trust the good ol’ ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that’s your jam.

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              3 months ago

              And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.