I unearthed this tiny hammer on an around the block walk. It’s brass and beautiful. Quite old I think.. the handle had broken but still there. I burned out the wood and polished it with 400 grit. Anyone know what it was used for? I’ll use it on fretting.

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Comment by Uncle John on April 21, 2020 at 3:08am

Great find and save.   Hickory handle, Homer.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on April 21, 2020 at 2:19am
Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on April 21, 2020 at 2:17am

I can just imagine what your new handle will look like, Dave:  carvings of chickens, moons and hound dogs!

Comment by Dave Lynas on April 20, 2020 at 4:08pm
Thanks Keith. It would be just right to tap in string ferrules and tuner bushings. I hope I can make a good handle for it.
It would look great on a shifter Brian.
Comment by BrianQ. on April 20, 2020 at 11:33am

One of my hot rod buddies has something similar on his shifter :D 

Comment by Keith Rearick on April 20, 2020 at 7:41am

Lots of shops use them for tapping on metal and aluminum, so as not to mark up the item. Worked for Werner Ladder, and when assembling ladders, if a rivet didn't want to go thru, we would use one, to tap it thru.

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