My power hammer arrived safe and sound. Zero Shipping Damage!! In this video, I document the unloading, placement, installation, and the first run of the hammer – a 25lb Little Giant that first left the Mayer Bros. production floor in Mankato, Minnesota August 17, 1917. The hammer is over a 100 years old, is of WWI vintage, and is not in better than new condition. Andrew Alexander at Blacksmith Tools did a fantastic job on this hammer. It is as perfect as it can be.
The back story for my hammer is when Blacksmith Tool’s IG account recently hit 100k followers, he and his wife decided to GIVE AWAY a fully restored 25-pound Little Giant power hammer. His followers nominated folks and organizations that they thought deserved the hammer and somehow, someway they picked me!! I was stunned!
To say I was/am humbled does not even begin to express my gratitude to the Alexanders’ or to my friends or my family who nominated me. This gift is a huge deal – HUGE. I fell like I have won the lottery – not just because of the hammer, but because of the folks that made this happen. Again, I am just so grateful to Andrew, CC, my friends, my family – to everyone that is a part of all of this! Blacksmith Tools Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmitht…
The Original Hammer Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ6t7…
The Hammer Base Build Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4c9W… My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattofmanyt…
My Friend Dwayne’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scum_taco/
The Will Shelter hammer accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k6if…
My Favorite Will Stelter T-Shirt: https://www.willstelterbladesmith.com…