Carbide Straightening Hammer- 8oz- Made by Kyle H. Daily
Carbide Straightening Hammer
- 8oz weight
- Made by Kyle H. Daily
- The hammers feature a brazed carbide ball in the back of the peen, approximately 90 HRC, allowing it to dimple the hardened blades and not shatter them.
Note from Kyle:
What has worked the best for me has been to put the knife with the warp on the anvil in the shape of a U and just to one side of where it comes up, hit the top side with the hammer to bring the blade back down straight. I do 1 or 2 hits then check the knife of my surface plate and by eye to see where the next hits need to happen.
With some moderately hard hits based on the diameter of the dimple left in the steel the 4 oz hammer leaves a 0.0025″ deep divot and the 8 oz hammer leaves a 0.0051″ deep divot. Me being on the heavier hand nature, I preferred the lighter hammer at the beginning, now I am more comfortable I grab the 8 oz hammer almost every time. Both hammers work extremely well from my testing.
