Source for a high-crown body hammer?

While straightening the steel fan shroud for my Suburban last week, it became obvious how nice it would be to have a body hammer with a really high crown on the face so I could bump the inside of a radius. This would work on fender lips too. Much better than the normal flat (well, almost flat) face of a regular body hammer.

Checked the Snap-on website, and they don't have one. (I think they used to though). The Mac guy at work couldn't find one in their catalog either.

Does anyone have a source for a body hammer that has the normal round head that's about an inch and a half across, but has a real high crown to it? A ball-pien hammer isn't going to cut it!

Thanks,
Brad

 

I'm sure Martin makes one. I just bought a new Snap-on one about a year ago. They make one.

 

Eastwood & Summit (a**** others) have the Martin hammers. I believe they may have what you need.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=1037&itemType=CONTENT

 

Snap-On's is really nice. A small ball-pean works also.

 

Hey,

Unless you're planning on doing a good deal of high crown bumping
(doubtful), or just want to add to your hammer collection buy a
cheap hammer and grind it to the radius you need. A high crowned
cross pein hammer is alot like the old Maytag repairman, very under
worked.

S****ey Devils C.C.

 

snap-on part# BF618
it's *****in!

 

I have a really cool hammer by Pedinghaus. It is shaped like part of a cylinder, that is, curvature top to bottom, but not side to side. VEry handy in situations like yours, where you don't want to change the direction of the metal in 2 directions. The radius is pretty tight, I'd say 2 in. or so. I believe the company is still in business, making jewelry equip.

 

i use a ball-pean hammer
they're alot cheaper!

you can get a set of about 10 from harbor freight for $10-$15

 

I'm thinking they are Martins but, Dave has one of each....curve left-right and curve up-down. I used the **** out of them.

 

What I've done in the past(on sunday afternoon when no one but habor ft. is open), is buy one of their quality ornimental made pick hammers and welded a small lenth of round stock perpendicular to the pick end of the hammer. It worked suprizingly well for a last ditch bailout, infact I've still got it and use it occasienally. Remember, harbor freight, for tools you only have to use once!

 

Brad , I made a hammer out of an old baseball bat. The wood is hard. Since the bat is tapered you can choose the diameter. I do not like the dowel handle but it was easy.