Benjamin Osborn - Week 3 - Hammer

Ghosted View w/ Edges

Keyshot Rendering

Keyshot Rendering

For this project, I first thought about myself. If I were to be shopping for a new hammer, what would I look for.  The first thing that came to mind, was sturdy construction. For my design, I didn't want anything over complicated or over designed.  Simple, and effective.  Then I thought about how my hammer could be different.  The hatchet blade on the back, turns this household staple, into a survival tool. Modeling this hammer was harder then I expected.  Trying to form a sharp blade was a challenge. I also spent a long time trying to get the filleting right.  In the end I used the project, and trim commands a lot to trim down the head. When I got into Keyshot I wanted to keep the simple Design, using only a few materials. I only used two colors of steel in the head, a solid plastic shaft, and a rubber grip.