Handy & Harman 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

                                                                      Exhibit 32


                           Section 1350 Certification

            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                    (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                  Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United States Code),  each of the
undersigned   officers  of  WHX   Corporation,   a  Delaware   corporation  (the
"Corporation"), does hereby certify that:

The  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months  ended June 30,
2004 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Corporation  fully complies with the  requirements
of Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and  information  contained  in the Form 10-Q fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.



                                             /s/ Neale X. Trangucci
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                                             Neale X. Trangucci
                                             Chief Executive Officer

August 12, 2004



                                             /S/ Robert K. Hynes
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                                             Robert K. Hynes
                                             Chief Financial Officer

August 12, 2004