Dammerrs (hammers)

[susan]

Enjoyed using the new hammer last weekend Dan! I got its first hits. Thanks again! Checked out Josh's hammer with the new head design and like it alot too - way to shave off some weight!

Was nice meeting with you guys a while. Hope you enjoyed where you went. How was the Arrogant Bastard? Good I hope.

[daniel banquo merrick]

Glad you like the pounder, we need some Dammerring pictures.



Edit:
Photo also includes one of my drill holders with the foam grip successfully anchored in place with 2-sided sticky tape and a bolt bag of my own design and manufacture.

[daniel banquo merrick]

Being curious to see what the world thinks a DAMMERR is worth, I put one on ebay. If it doesn't' sell for more than I have invested int it, I will have to give up making hammers. I certainly have enough to last me the rest of my days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191410508021?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[YETI]

After this one sells, you should throw one up for Buy It now.

Blood in the water...

It is worth what the D5 was worth to me, and I paid over a $100 for that one.

[daniel banquo merrick]

I originally listed it as buy it now $120 and minimum bid $20. I think $120 is a fair value considering that they are not mass produced. Who else will provide the length and weight you request?

Yeti, I am hanging onto that D5 - it's a beauty. I think I got the better end of that deal and owe you. I can make you a deal on another hammer, drill holder or some of my monster rap rings.

There is a terrifying video on youtube of me making rap rings with a router.

[John]

I am rooting for $500 Dan. You should say you started with a block of steel and filed it down by hand to perfection. Say it took 300 hours of careful loving craftsmanship. $500 each would be cheap for a micro run of hand made hammers. Good luck!

[YETI]

Hey Dan,

Yeti, I am hanging onto that D5

I have my chounard and D5 that you sent back, I believe we traded a Forrest and CMI for the Dammer you sent?

That is a fair trade imho.

How is the auction going?

[daniel banquo merrick]

Views   Watchers   Bids       Price   
  95          13             2      $20.50

5h 08m to go

With 13 watchers, I think the bid will go up a bit at the end.

[YETI]

Sick!@

good Luck!

[daniel banquo merrick]

Got a whopping $39.00 for the hammer plus postage and using Ebay I'm losing a buck on postage. There are also Ebay insertion fees, Ebay final price fee which will be ~$5. Sometimes paypay charges a fee.

So perhaps I will net 39 - 1 -5 = 33


Steel $6 (small order with postage about $1/inch for 4140)
Handle $12 with postage
Tape, cord, screw, pin and wedge  say $2

Now 33 - 6 - 12 - 2 = 13

My $13 has to cover
Owning a kiln, bandsaw, belt sander, lathe and drill press
bandsaw blade and drill wear
electricity for the kiln
about 2 hours of my time

I won't be selling any more on ebay.

[susan]

Well, I'd of paid more. We're enjoying our hammers very much.

[mungeclimber]

Did you market on any other sites to let the audience know about the history behind it?

[daniel banquo merrick]

Did you market on any other sites to let the audience know about the history behind it?

No, I was mostly interested in what it would sell for without influence - which I think I found out. I expected $60 which is what miscellaneous hammers seem to sell for but of course hoped for more. I've found out what I wanted to know.

I'll still make a few hammers but they will be for friends, acquaintances and trade. I still have a few heads made, a few handles and enough steel to make 8 more heads.

I wonder how many hammers BD sells in a year. I suspect not very many.

[daniel banquo merrick]

Also, the guy who won hasn't sent payment yet so perhaps I will end up keeping it. Some guy from Arkansas - perhaps he doesn't use paypal.

[Gerard(Jerry)Jessurun]

Dan.....I can also attest to the Dammer. Love It! I had to good fortune to climb a few weeks ago with John and Sue and Munge.
And actually use the hammer not once but twice while stance drilling a route we all climbed and drilled. I also got to try the new baby Bosch.
Everything was so light.....even my new helmet. Light is Right!
Soooo......I would like to order a Merrick Original.
Birthday is in December.....wink....wink.
Just kidding .....how much for the model I had borrowed that day.