Hammers
Two pounds of face, swung ten thousand times.
The tool you hold the most
You'll swing a hammer ten thousand times before your first good blade. Pick one that matches your arm, not the one that looks impressive. Two pounds is plenty for almost everything.
The faces
cross-pein the pein draws metal sideways ball-pein for rivets and texture flat general moving and planishing sledge 4–8 lb, struck two-handed by a striker
Handle truth
The handle is half the tool. Hickory, properly hung, with the wedge set tight. A loose head is how beginners get hurt — check it before every session.