The purpose of the hammer is to allow a centre opunch to be accurately aligned with marking out and then struck without the user needing to put down and pick up different tools.

Derek Speddings Toolmakers Hammer

In 2014 MEW featured a very nice example by Derek Spedding which has been used to illustrate this article. Unusually for MEW this plan has the text on it, so you don't need to refer to a back issue to get all the details.

The head of Derek Speddings' Toolmaker's Hammer

Sheet 1 as a PDF

Sheet 2 as a PDF

Or download the plans as A4 pages to be taped together:

Toolmakers Hammer Page 1

 

Toolmakers Hammer Page 2

Toolmakers Hammer Page 3

Toolmakers Hammer Page 4

Toolmakers Hammer Page 5

Toolmakers Hammer Page 6

Toolmakers Hammer Page 7

Toolmakers Hammer Page 8

With thanks tio Nick Farr for scanning these plans and Derek Spedding for his fine workmanship.

Neil