Category: Crucible Tool

We sold out of our Crucible Lump Hammers within hours (again). Why don’t we take back orders? This entry explains why.

— Christopher Schwarz

Here’s the quick version: We won’t have any new stock on dividers or lump hammers until January at the earliest. We are working hard to build up inventory on these items, here are some details.

On lump hammers, we have moved some of the finishing operations to the shop in Covington, Ky. Brendan Gaffney and Megan Fitzpatrick will be grinding the machined hammer heads, finishing the handles and assembling them. They are working on their first batch now.

This change will speed up production greatly. But changing our manufacturing process (and the holidays) have slowed us down. We had to move equipment, build new jigs and train Megan and Brendan.

On dividers, we have a large batch that is machined but needs to be finished and assembled. These were also snared in the equipment changes. Raney is setting up a new belt grinder in the Lab to complete the dividers and some future tools.

As soon as we have any new information we will post it here and on the Crucible blog. Promise.

— Christopher Schwarz

Visit the Crucible Tool website to purchase one of our lump hammers. They are $85 plus shipping. This is likely our last batch before Christmas.

Remember: If you have a question about Crucible, please send your email to: help@crucibletool.com.

— Christopher Schwarz (Illustration by Raney Nelson)

A large number of Crucible Lump Hammers will go up for sale in our store at noon Eastern time on Thursday, Nov. 15. This likely will be the last batch of lump hammers we will sell before Christmas.

This is our largest batch so far – Raney has been toiling for weeks in the Crucible Lab to get the heads milled and the hammers assembled and finished. We hope this batch will last a good long time so that everyone who wants one can get one, but we simply don’t know if we’ve made enough this time. So mark your calendars and set an alarm to avoid disappointment.

And Sweatshirts!
We now offer high-quality Champion sweatshirts that feature the Crucible logo – an ancient symbol used by alchemists in recipes to depict a crucible. These sweatshirts are the best we can get our hands on – hence the price. (We’re taking very little profit on these.)

One last note: If you have a question about Crucible, please send it to help@crucibletool.com. Sending questions about Crucible to Lost Art Press will only delay you getting your answer. Crucible is a separate company with different people handling different chores. Thanks.

— Christopher Schwarz