The Planishing Hammer is for smoothing metal. The round side is used if the metal has previous raising hammer marks and these need to be smoothed out. The flat side will refine the hammer marks from the rounded side of the planishing hammer to a nearly smooth finish. This is the most used hammer. Can also be used for sizing rings, shaping bezels and forming metal against mandrels and stakes. Fretz Hammers feature beautiful and strong hardwood handles, oil finished and tapering to a slender neck for flexibility. Head is cast from 420-grade stainless steel and hardened to 50HRC for maximum durability. Faces are polished to a mirror shine. Made in Vietnam.
