Sledge Hammer strikes back

great work fernando

not just practical
but good looking too

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Catching the tool making fever?

You did great. The sliding bevel came out nice. You just have to make a tool to ease the filling pain…

The hammer looks suspiciously like thor’s hammer; only I don’t think he had lead on the inside and yours looks much better.

Seriously, At over 1kg you are going to buil some serious muscles.

Great job my friend

noooooo don’t hit that beautiful motorcycle fuel tank with that nice mallot…. lol ju kiddin. hand made tools are the best

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Lovely tools my friend. They will bring a smile to your face each time you use them. Well done.

-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.

Fernando – nice job on the tools…...cool wood, haven’t heard of a couple of those….and re-using the flooring, I love it…..that mallet looks pretty serious with the lead in it….wow!

AND – you included a photo of the BSA!! Very nice…what a wonderful classic.

Everything here is built to last…

-- Jeff - I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

I like the mallet. I built a bigger one but it is too light. I never even thought of putting lead in it. I did it with nunchucks and a billy club when i was a kid. Thanks for reminding me.

-- I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you. I'm sorry,thanks.

These both look fantastic to me, Fernando!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

I like the mallet, I REALLY like the finishing table it is sitting on. NICE.

-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"

Thank you all for the kind comments

Ian, yes it is a way too heavy. Probably half weigh could be enough. WIth this weight, I just drop it.

Brit, thanks. I´ll smile each time I use it wondering what David meant about being good looking.

Thank you Jeff. As you see I´m also thinking of a striped shop :)

Thank you Lew. The next one will include a Celtic knot somewhere

-- Back home. Fernando

CHips, glad you like it. I´m still improving my grating techniques. Looking closer to the table shows a lot of OOOOps.

I am finishing some shelves which I cut them with a new Freud thin kerf, and with a more dense wood.

-- Back home. Fernando

Excellent work on both projects Fernando. That mallet will be perfect for chopping mortises. The mallet and the sliding bevel are beautiful.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very cool, it’s a true craftsman that uses tools he has fabricated himself.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Great work on the mallet, but I want to know what brand and year is that motorcycle.

-- Thinking you know something is the most perfect barrier to learning.

Stefang, Martin, mm8, thank you for your comments.

MM8, it is a BSA, A7 1947. My first motorcycle in 1969. Rebuilt in 2005. The photo links to photos of rebuilding

-- Back home. Fernando

Hi Fernando

WOW, is that a sweet ride or what, looks like Your work on bikes is parallel to Your fine woodworking talents. It’s Great to have You here telling and showing all of us what You have been doing. Your tools look Great, I can really relate to “having to do things the hard way” You will always be in good shape anyway, and the reward for the hard work and ingenuity is a Great satisfaction. Your detailed discriptions always interst me and I always learn something, thanks Fernado, and thanks for sharing

-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing