Fretz HMR-401 PrecisionSmith Planishing Hammer

Introducing the newest line of Fretz hammers, Fretz PrecisionSmith super-small stainless steel hammers, for precise detailed work on the finest of jewelry. These hammers are smaller than the Fretz mini hammer line with shorter length heads (65mm vs 70mm on average), smaller working surfaces and thinner handles. The Fretz PrecisionSmith line has the same highly polished and properly hardened stainless steel heads matched with fabulous hardwood handles that make a Fretz hammer a Fretz hammer.

This is the Fretz PrecisionSmith planishing hammer HMR-401, with a handle length of 220mm (8-5/8") and a hammer head length of 65mm (2-1/2") The hardened stainless steel heads are polished to perfection, and the rosewood handles have a special finish that feels downright sensual. No kidding, the rosewood handles and finished so well that they just plain feel good in you hand. The balance is perfect, and the polished stainless steel surface is exceptional.

Here is what Bill Fretz has to say about Planishing:

Planishing is smoothing metal against a stake by making the blows overlap. This is a stretching technique, which also forms the metal to the underlying stake. 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 hammer is also used to size rings, form bezels and general forming of metal against mandrels and stakes. This is the most used hammer and by far the most popular style to have.

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Aspect	Specification
Brand	Fretz
Face Shape	Flat
Face Sizes	13.5mm dia.
Handle Length	220mm (8-5/8")
Head Length	65mm
Head Type	Planishing
Head Weight	1.5 oz. (43g)
Country of Origin	Vietnam