1930's Refractory Hammer ~ RESTORATION with an ANTIQUE PATINA

This is NOT your AVERAGE hammer restoration!

Not too long ago I purchased a bunch of machines from an early 1900's machine shop, and sitting on one of the engine lathes was this broken beat up old leather faced mallet!

Most people would have just tossed it right into the trash, but not me! I knew what it could become again! The SWISS ARMY MALLET or the Leatherman-allet or whatever!! It's able to change its purpose as quickly as a leatherman, but not lose it's ability to still be effective at smashing stuff!

In this video I will bring this old mallet back to life without losing the soul this old hammer has taken on over it's years of faithful service! Instead of beautifully removing all the dents and dings and giving it a perfect paint job, I decided to honor it's history by highlighting its battle wounds, and giving it an "Antique Patina" that a war torn hammer like it deserves!

Then when we're all done, we'll smash some stuff just to prove this Old Mallet still has what it takes to be worthy of a place here at Salvage Workshop!

This mallet is a BASA Hammer No. 3, and was made by Greene Tweed & Co., most likely sometime in the mid 1930's from what my research tells me!

Greene Tweed & Co. dates back to 1863 when John W. & J. Ashton Greene started a business with Henry A. Tweed to sell hardware and milling supplies.

The hammer, which is technically called a "refractory hammer", was developed by the company in 1933 for use in the installation and demolition of coke ovens, blast furnaces, and other applications where refractory brick (fire brick) was being installed.

Today, it's called a "split-head hammer" because the top is in two parts, held together by a large nut at the bottom, so the striking material in it can be changed or replaced.

Apparently, this kind of hammer was particularly common in the 1930's and 40's, and could be had in various materials for the striking face, including copper, aluminum, plastic, rawhide and babbitt metal.

These mallets, or a version of them are still produced today in a range of sizes, just like decades ago! You can also still buy replacement hammer faces in a variety of materials such as Brass, Copper, Leather, and Wood!

I truly appreciate that you've taken the time to watch as I take this old forgotten mallet and return it to it's original glory as the Swiss Army of all Mallets!

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