Modifying A Ball Pene Hammer To A Raising Hammer

I modified an old ball peen hammer.

To make the hammer, I marked guide lines on the sides with a sharpie, then ground down the top and bottom to the lines using a 6" bench grinder with 60 grit wheel.  I dipped the steel into a bowl of water often to keep the steel from getting hot and destroying the temper of the steel.  Once it was roughed out I used a finer grinding wheel to smooth the surfaces and refine the shape.  I then used a file to blend and final shape the head.  I used an orbital sander and sanded the piece to a uniform finish using 60 grit paper.  I then hand sanded with 100, 150, 220, 320, 400 sand papers to get the head nice and smooth.  I then polished to finish the hammer.

Jim