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Lazlo
Nov 16, 2011, 10:38 PM
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Just finished forging a North Wall Hammer. Took about 5 hours; including carving the handle.
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tolman_paul
Nov 16, 2011, 11:52 PM
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Nice! What type of steel did you forge it from? What type of forge, coke or gas fired?
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6pacfershur
Nov 17, 2011, 1:08 AM
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awsome! i still swing my ancient chouinard alpine hammer; get a lot of laughs when partners show up with the latest carbon-fiber tools....
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Lazlo
Nov 17, 2011, 1:56 AM
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tolman_paul wrote: Nice! What type of steel did you forge it from? What type of forge, coke or gas fired?
Coal Forge. Not quite sure of the type of steel. In it's previous life it was a rod from a hydraulic ram. I've made a hammer from it before. Very stout steel.
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Lazlo
Nov 17, 2011, 1:58 AM
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6pacfershur wrote: awsome! i still swing my ancient chouinard alpine hammer; get a lot of laughs when partners show up with the latest carbon-fiber tools....
Nice!
I'm bringing it on the Whitney Mountaineers route this weekend for a trial run.
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sandstone
Nov 17, 2011, 3:43 AM
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Love it. Nice work!
I still use my Chouinard Alpine Hammer too, but I use it for digging dirt and vines out of cracks.
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Lazlo
Nov 18, 2011, 1:43 AM
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I spent another hour sanding it; so here is the finished-finished product:
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6pacfershur
Nov 21, 2011, 11:28 PM
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how did the new hammer work?
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sungam
Nov 21, 2011, 11:33 PM
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I love it, dude. Definitely awesome. Did you wear your oldskool tie-around swami belt and place nothing but hexes?? 
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Lazlo
Nov 29, 2011, 4:19 PM
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Hammer worked great! I'm very pleased with it. Used it for setting a piton, down climbing in low dagger position, and cleaning cracks.
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sungam
Nov 29, 2011, 5:43 PM
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Lazlo wrote: sungam wrote: I love it, dude. Definitely awesome. Did you wear your oldskool tie-around swami belt and place nothing but hexes?? My partner at one point tied a quick swami. And I set a piton. Does that count? 
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Lazlo
Dec 6, 2011, 5:34 PM
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Hand forged pitons:
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