Hammer as one of the oldest and most important hand tools in the engineering world. Though there are one’s made of electric and pneumatic applicable on a very heavy object. Hammer of different types are used can be used in various field such as woodworking, metalworking, etc.
Hammer designed as hand tools are easy to use, by simply lifting up the hammer and bringing it down with a pretty force. The hardest part makes contact with the object that needs force. In woodworking, hammers are used mostly in driving in nails into wood and driving chisel through the wood. Whilst, in metalworking as well as mechanical engineer, various types of the hammer are used when parts need adjustment. It is mostly used when trying to drive in part into another part. In forge work (blacksmithing) hammers are used in bending or shaping operation as well as many other operations.
In fact, there are some hammers designed for chipping away rock or corrosion. Due to these hammers made for various purposes, I have examined the different types of hammer used in our daily life.
Blacksmithing hammer: the hammer is common among the forge worker known as blacksmiths. They primarily use the hammer to shape malleable, white-hot metal, making it requires a skilful person to use the hammer.
Claw hammer: the claw hammers are designed with a striking head and a two-prong curved nail lifter for correcting screwups. It is used by woodworker as it involves driving in and out of nails, thus not suitable for applying force to other tools. Claw hammers also function as a pinch.
Mallet: mallet is another popular hand tool used in a different field, designed to soften blows. It cannot be used to drive in nails but will be used for driving chisels into a wood. Mallets can also be used for applying pressure to turn wrenches as its head is made of rubber.
Sledgehammer: the sledgehammer is purposely designing for the demolition of a wall or driving in a giant stake deep into the ground. It is made with the two-sided striking head and a wooden handle, sometimes with pipe cover with rubber. Woodworker found no use in this hammer like structural engineers.
Tack hammer: tack hammers are purposely designed for driving small nails to hold the part with thin layers. For example, driving in a carpet nail. It is perfect for such operations and any work that requires a deft touch. These hammers are of a thinning striking head usually magnetized to hold the small piece of nail and wooden handles.
Club hammer: this hammer is much similar to sledgehammer in operation, having much strength to demolish. But in club hammers, there is unlimited space for striking and offers greater balance while using.
Dead blow hammer: the dead blow types of a hammer is an interesting type of a hammer to use as it specialized on pounding on surfaces. It is designed to minimize recoil or damages on struck surfaces. With this, it can be used to drive chisels and moving wrenches as they loosen stuck screws.
Ball peen hammer: the hammer consists of two different phases just as other types of hammer. In this situation, the first striking head is for pounding surfaces, while the other curved peen head is applied when an object is needed to be shaped. Metalworker found great interest in this hammer as it satisfies their need when shaping.
Drywall hammer: the drywall hammers can be classified among woodworking hammers due to the fact that drywall can be hung on a wood frame. It is designed with a flat head to strike fasteners and the other edge is made of a hook for tearing off drywall also known as wood panelling.
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Framing hammer: a framing hammer also serves as a basic nail driver, use mostly in building house frames. It is containing a straight claw and a waffled head. These types of a hammer are usually shorter but more expensive, making it not important as there are other alternatives
Hatchet hammer: the hatchet types of a hammer is used for knocking together two crude pieces of wood via a fastener. This hammer is totally different from all the hammers listed above. However, the traditional hatchet focus of the chopping blade.
Blocking hammer: the types of a hammer is also used by blacksmiths. The hamper contains a flat striking surface and a round surface, using the flat face to shape hot metal on an anvil. This tool brings about finesse and detail work in forge work.
Electricians hammer: this hammer is used specifically by electricians but lookalike with carpenter’s claw hammers. Their difference is that the claw of electricians hammer is short and the hammer is insulated to prevent the worker from shock.
Cross-peen hammer: the cross-peen types of the hammer has a blade perpendicular to the wooden handle. It also serves an ideal purpose for shaping using the peened edge.
Chasing hammer: the chasing hammer is used on soft metals to shape them into jewellery. It is known as one the finest hammer as it consists of the tapered handle toward a bulbous end for better stroke control. One side of its head is flat suitable for bending malleable metals.
Trim hammer: the trim hammer use in woodworking on small nails, purposely for trim. It is usually short, with a point claw on the other edge for removing bad fasteners. It is a great tool when working on a tight angle.
Shingle hammer: shingle hammer is used for asphalt or slate. It is designed with a small claw that helps in removing bent nails. However, most people these days use other alternative and use a nail gun.
Piton hammer: the piton types of a hammer is used technically by rock mountain climbers to drive the life-saving stake into rock faces. It’s a life-saving hammer.
Joiners mallet: it is obvious that the joiners mallets are used in woodworking due to the fact that its entire body is made of wood. the hammers are used to either push chisels to shape wood or to knock to part together. It leaves no scar on the workpiece when softly hit.
Brick hammer: brick hammers have a variety of purposes as it can be used to cut bricks, split them, and even split apart rocks. It contains a conventional flat head and a flat blade on the other, that does most of the job.
Stone sledgehammer: a stone sledgehammer give chances of breaking concrete or rocks with a very hard swing. It is very tough and shorter than a traditional sledgehammer, using its flat edge to break down a large portion of concrete or rock and the angled edge is used to break down into pieces.
Rock hammer: the hammer is designed for a skilful person, giving the chance of knocking out an interesting part from a strata layer and do some shaping work.
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