Steel choice for a hammer

[rsr911]

My father's birthday is coming up and I want to make him an engineer's sledge hammer. What type of steel should I use that can be heat treated but not become too brittle?

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-Christian D. Sokolowski

[CCWKen]

A2 or S7. If you're doing your own HT, S7 is a little more forgiving.

[Dawai]

Ohh my aching shoulder.. I want one of these..

http://www.littlegianthammer.com/

[irnsrgn]

The local Ames-True Temper hammer plant uses 1060 mostly and 1080 for govt contracts, I make my own hammers and some for sale, and I use rear mount cultivator beams or front mount JD cultivator beams.

[This message has been edited by irnsrgn (edited 12-24-2005).]