The Vaughan VN17230 Blacksmith Hammer is a 3-pound forged-head smithing hammer with a flat striking face and a cross peen for drawing out hot metal at the anvil. The hickory handle is the traditional smithing handle for a reason: it absorbs the strike vibration off-anvil work demands and resists the heat of work-near-the-forge swings without the softening or cracking synthetic handles develop.
Use it for general blacksmithing at the anvil, hot-metal forging, farrier shoe shaping, knife-making rough-out, repousse and chasing, and any forging-style work where a smith reaches first for an honest 3-pound flat-and-peen pattern. The forged steel head is heat-treated to Vaughan’s spec and rides on a wedged hickory handle that holds head alignment through years of repeat striking.
Vaughan & Bushnell has been forging hammers in Hebron, Illinois since 1869 and remains the largest American striking-tool manufacturer still operating in the United States. The VN17230 carries Vaughan’s lifetime warranty against defects in material and workmanship.
