Skip to Content
Sold Out

Volunteer Appreciation: Make a Hammer

Make a hammer from aluminum and brass as you learn basic metal machining techniques.

Starts
Ends
Add to calendar:
Outlook Google Agenda
Volunteer Appreciation: Make a Hammer

Volunteer Appreciation: Make a Hammer

Make a hammer from aluminum and brass as you learn basic metal machining techniques.

Pricing
Tuition Assistance and Policies
See more
Cancellation & Other Policies
See more
Sold Out

About

Machining operations covered include basic metal turning, external thread cutting, knurling, chamfering, cutting off, milling a flat on a round work piece, drilling, and tapping threads.

The hammer, which is yours to keep, has a brass head and is useful as a "positioning" hammer.

Details

Before the class, you should view the following four YouTube videos by "That Lazy Machinist" on how to make this type of hammer: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Details

  • A $30 materials fee, included in the price of the class, includes everything you'll need to make one hammer.
  • If you want a hammer head other than brass that's 1.25 inches in diameter, bring the material to class.  

Prerequisites

Instructor
Eli Backer

Eli Backer is an artist, composer, and engineer who works in a wide range of media and is constantly making. A Bainbridge native, she holds a master's degree in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a bachelor's in computer engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her work can be found in the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, at the Center for Book Arts in NYC, and at the Fleet Library in Providence, R.I. She finds setting type and working with the presses quite meditative. In the Print and Book Studio, this monitor can certify people to use these pieces of equipment: metal type setting, wood type setting, the Vandercook proof press, the provisional presses, and the Challenge press.

Instructor
Andy Dupree

Andy is a harpsichord maker, professional woodworker, and business consultant based on Bainbridge Island. Originally working as an organ builder in Ohio, he later trained as a harpsichord maker before opening his own shop. He has built instruments for such institutions as the Eastman School of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Andy moved to the Northwest, working for Microsoft before turning to management and leadership consulting. Over the last few years, he has been honing his skills as a machinist and now focuses on tool making and building small steam engines.

Related Events

Check out other events you might be interested in!

See All
Open Studio: Slow-Stitch Wednesday
Open Studio: Slow-Stitch Wednesday

Bring your handwork projects and stitch with your BARN friends.

December 30, 2026

Open Studio: Slow-Stitch Wednesday
Open Studio: Slow-Stitch Wednesday

Bring your handwork projects and stitch with your BARN friends.

December 23, 2026

Fiber Arts Studio Orientation
Fiber Arts Studio Orientation

Learn about the Fiber Arts Studio and, if you're a BARN member, have your fob activated for daily studio access.

December 22, 2026

-*