For a while I’ve considered getting a rawhide hammer. As I understand, they are used for tapping metal parts (e.g. barrel action) when inletting the parts into wood. I found one in my dad‘s shop, and he no longer needs it. However, I noticed the rawhide head seems incredibly hard. Hard like an Hard like a dense piece of wood. Are they supposed to be this way? I understand they are not supposed to mar the metal surface; however, it’s hard to believe this one would not leave marks on blued metal. Is it normal for them to be this hard? I’m sure I could try it on a piece of scrap blued metal.
Larry
