Hammers are thought to be the oldest tools in existence, and they were probably the tools with which other tools were originally crafted. The oldest hammer we know of was thought to be employed about 2-1/2 million years ago to make ancient knives or arrowheads. Happily, in modern times we can buy our arrows and use the hammers for nails, stakes and sometimes a wayward thumb. The three more common types of hammers are described below, along with an example of specific products. Don’t forget to look at the Air Wrench.
A claw hammer is intended mostly for driving nails into wood or plaster. Occasionally, the claw end is required to eliminate nails which were incorrectly inserted by some other guy. The head on a claw hammer is fashioned using rather brittle steel, consequently those hammers were never made for metalwork. However, they are quite effective against wood, plaster and the other guy’s thumb. Another must see are the Air Grinders.
Stanley offers a properly designed 16 oz claw hammer mounted on a fiberglass handle which may look good in your tool chest. The bright yellow handle would be easy to find in a drawer, and it’s fiberglass material and textured rubber make it easy to hold, while the treated steel head makes it hard on nails.
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Ball-peen hammers are very different from claw hammers because ball-peens include a round strike surface and never have a claw-end. This kind of hammer is used in metalworking situations for things like tapping punches and chisels with the needed force to mark metal. Less commonly, it might be employed to form sheet metal if the proper machinery is not around. As a result of the way these kinds of hammers are employed, they are not so likely to land on thumbs, while knuckles could turn into collateral damage. Klein Tools, Inc. offers a 12.5 inch ball peen hammer which has a high-carbon steel head. The hardwood hickory handle offers more force to the strike and is sufficiently sturdy for years of banging on things.
A sledgehammer has a bulky head, flattened on both sides and is therefore somewhat heavier than the previous two types of hammers. Sledgehammers are designed to inflict a bigger thump than other hammers and are not particularly intended for accuracy. These hammers are often employed for driving fence posts and are particularly handy for demolition of many materials. Pony makes a 10-pound sledgehammer mounted on a yard-long fiberglass handle which makes certain that the impact is concentrated on the object, rather than the person using this hammer. The steel head is heat treated for resilience, and the strike surfaces as well as the sides are coated to inhibit rust.
Hammers are very basic and especially practical tools. They could be used for nailing, flattening, striking, and occasionally for fragmenting. No decent tool box should be in public without at least a few of these all-purpose tools. Incidentally, they are certainly not intended for thumbs, knuckles or other extremities, so make sure that other guy keeps his paws out of your path.
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