{"product_id":"warrington-pattern-hammer","title":"Warrington-pattern Hammer in Steel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn more about our family of hammers (and what they're used for) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/pages\/all-about-crucible-hammers\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall cross-peen hammers are incredibly useful in furniture making. We've used them in our work for more than 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmericans don’t have much of a history with this form of hammer. It’s a British thing, just like the \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/collections\/tools\/products\/lump-hammer\"\u003elump hammer\u003c\/a\u003e we make. We don’t know why that is the case because Warringtons are quite useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis small hammer (with a head that's about 4 ounces) is ideal for setting and sinking small nails. The cross-peen (sometimes called the cross-pane) starts the nail. You hold the nail between your thumb and forefinger and strike it with the peen. (The peen misses your fingers and hits the nails.) Then you turn the hammer around and finish the job with the hammer’s round face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cross-peen is also ideal when setting moulding planes. I use it to knock the plane’s iron against the blind side of the escapement, ensuring the iron is in line with the profile of the plane’s sole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd a Warrington is an excellent plane-setting hammer. Its weight and size are perfect for making lateral adjustments to block planes or bench planes. (Because I have a Warrington, I’ve never really wanted a dedicated plane-adjusting hammer. There’s no need.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Crucible Warrington is milled out of one block of hardened steel by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.machinetime.com\/\"\u003eMachine Time\u003c\/a\u003e in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and features the beautiful chamfering and tapering found on old hammers. The hammer head is a tricky bit of machining. Though it requires less steel than our lump hammer, it spends a lot more time in the mill. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle, made to our specifications by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHoffman Blacksmithing\u003c\/a\u003e in Roan Mountain, Tennessee, is hickory and set into the head with a wooden wedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our tools, the hammer is made and assembled entirely in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall weight: 5 ounces\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 11\"\u003cbr\u003eHead length: 4\"\u003cbr\u003eStriking face: 5\/8\" diameter\u003cbr\u003ePeen face: 1\/8\" x 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crucible Tool","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40135189659711,"sku":"TOOL-WARRINGTON HAMMER","price":133.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/peeny-weeny-head-2-IMG_5993.jpg?v=1688413668","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/warrington-pattern-hammer","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}