looking for suggestions

[tamarinne]

I am looking for a really attractive hammer/mallet and chisel.  Preferably stainless steel or brass (or wrought iron!) or something like that.  Preferably not one of those horrid pink or flowery or otherwise girlified tool sets.  Any ideas where I could find such a thing?

Comments

[jtdiii]

Are you after normal woodworking ones, wood carving or mortise and tenon ones?

Woodworkers warehouse is a lovely place to shop:
http://woodworker.com/6-pc-woodcarving-set-mssu-110-612.asp
http://woodworker.com/1-chisel-hammer-right-hand-6oz-mssu-119-906.asp

[rickthefightguy]

Kind of going for more food-quality :-)

[tamarinne]

ooo... we do know a blacksmith or two...

It needs to be able to break up a fairly dense block, so I'm not sure hollow would work.

[tamarinne]

Heh. No. FOR the cake. :) :)

[rickthefightguy]

http://www.garrettwade.com/double-faced-traditional-style-japanese-hammers/p/05S14.01/

http://www.garrettwade.com/super-tough-stainless-steel-chisels-and-gouges/p/83R04.01/

[tamarinne]

ooo! Too bad the large hammer is sold out, but maybe that gives us something to google.

[fairestyarrow]

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/
make beautiful hand tools, not sure if that would work, but as for "food quality", if it's brand new, what more do you want? :}

[corwyn_ap]

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/ makes some beautiful tools. They are near me if you need a on-site person.

Brass isn't a great metal for cutting edges. Wooden mallets are best for hitting tools with.