Thread: Razor Peening Tips for Beginners

Would a light weight tack hammer work too?

Originally Posted by heirkb

Another Edit: I wanted to add that JoeD taught me to buff pins (with some polishing compound; I use black emery) after peening them to remove any hammer marks and make them smooth. I don't know if you guys have tried this, but it works well.

Brown micromesh does a nice job of shining them up and smoothing them out as well.

Originally Posted by dbseney

Would a light weight tack hammer work too?

When I first started pinning razors I couldn't find a small hammer with any kind of ball head.
I bought a 4oz tack hammer and rounded the head with a bench grinder, then sanded and polished it to a mirror surface. It worked just fine.

Yep, I did the same with a tack hammer until I found what I needed in the beading section of hobby lobby. You need that round head to properly peen.

I couldnt find a small enough hammer either - until Christmas came along and I found a child's tool set with a small peening hammer included. Now I have a nice light hammer that works for me...and a partial set of childrens tools. lol

This is what I use.

Watchmaker's Hammer.