Thor's hammer

[hammerdownnow]

These look like they would be a cool amulet project.
Thor's hammers (click4pic)

[Roger Gregory]

That one's particularly cute isn't it?

I've made a few Thor's hammers from wood, fine silver and steel. One day I'll make one I'm really happy with...

Roger

[Shakudo]

the third picture from the top would take what? less than 10 minutes to make,i'm speaking sheet silver and a finish nail punch and i know how much Roc wants a challenge.

[hammerdownnow]

Shak, gotta have some fire in there somewhere. I need a little tiny pair of tongs

[J.Arthur Loose]

...And my own interpretation of one found in Iceland:



That mold up there is interesting, the one with the crosses & the hammers. Those Norsemen were either extremely tolerant, irreverant, or pragmatic.

[Shakudo]

ok, a couple pieces of cuttlefish bone or antler for the mold,bailing wire,silver and a plumber's torch.maybe take you 15 minutes if your not in a hurry.

[mstu]

I saw a Thor's hammer once made of forge welded meteoritic iron, it was pretty cool but out of my price range (I think the asking price was $275). I made a tiny pattern welded one myself a couple years back but I'm not happy with the finish. Now that you all have inspired me I may have to work on it again and see how it turns out. I also saw a guy several years ago at a ren faire who was casting them in pewter with a little soapstone mold just like in the photos. He even melted the pewter over charcoal with a cute tiny bellows. Hey Jon, don't they have a lot of soapstone up your way? Any idea where the wood stove folks toss the pieces they can't use?

Michael

[hammerdownnow]

Anyone game for a "hammer in the hat"? That is a really nice one J.

[J.Arthur Loose]

Hammer-in-the-hat might be fun!

I made a big damascus cross for someone once. A hammer would be cool.

Meteorite sounds about right. Imagine *that* one coming down. There is old folklore that paleolithic arrowheads that Norsemen found were strikes from Thor's Hammer, or something like that.

I have some soapstone from around here, but someone gave it to me, so I don't knwo where to find more. I've actually been meaning to make a jewelry scale forge a la Theophilus and do some soapstone castings...

If I find a bunch more soapstone I'll post it here... I'll sell it for free but I'm not paying for shipping.

[Shakudo]

had a little help from a helpful cat............. 20 guage sterling 1.75 inch wide X 1.5+ inch tall. i did flame it just because Roc said it needed fire.

[hammerdownnow]

That is really cool. What did you use as a backround tool?

[Shakudo]

the circles are made with a finish nail setter available from your local hardware store for about $2.50,i believe they come in 3 sizes now. the zigzag engraving was done with a #42 flat graver.