Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Technical Specification |
| Brand |
Fretz® |
| Model |
HMR-9 |
| Hammer Type |
Rounded Wide Raising Hammer (Medium Series) |
| Face Dimensions |
Face 1: 19 mm x 10 mm | Face 2: 19 mm x 7 mm (Convex Crowned) |
| Head Length |
73 mm |
| Handle Length |
220 mm |
| Head Construction |
Cast 420 Stainless Steel (Hardened with Mirror-Polished Faces) |
| Handle Material |
Ergonomically Turned Hardwood |
| Primary Applications | Blocking Bowls, Dishing Flat Sheet, Broad Strip Forming, Concave Stretching |
Block shallow bowls, dish forms, and wide sheet metal strips into smooth concave curves with the authentic Fretz® HMR-9 Rounded Wide Raising Hammer. Designed for professional silversmiths, custom goldsmiths, and metalcraft artisans, this medium-weight forming hammer features dual crowned rectangular faces measuring 19 mm x 10 mm and 19 mm x 7 mm on a compact 73 mm cast stainless steel head. Engineered with a wider and longer striking profile than narrow raising designs, the HMR-9 is purpose-built to stretch and sink metal from the inside out, delivering broad, overlapping blows that form uniform dished contours without creating localized puckers or sharp thinning ridges.
Key Features & Benefits
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Wide Rectangular Crowned Geometries: Dual face sizes (19 mm x 10 mm and 19 mm x 7 mm) provide broad contact patches, moving sheet metal efficiently over forming stakes or into wooden blocking depressions.
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Internal Metal Stretching & Blocking: Optimized as an embossing/raising tool designed to stretch non-ferrous sheet metal from the concave interior, providing controlled radial metal movement.
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Mirror-Polished Working Ends: Hardened stainless steel faces are buffed to a flawless mirror finish, preventing surface scratching and eliminating tool mark transfer onto precious metal stock.
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Ergonomically Contoured Hardwood Handle: The 220 mm turned wooden handle provides natural balance, comfortable grip indexing, and responsive swing recoil to minimize wrist strain across extended forging runs.
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Uniform Curvature Control: The subtle convex crowns across both wide faces blend strikes seamlessly, creating smooth transition lines on wide cuff bracelets, vessel walls, and fluted hollowware.
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