Those of use who have used hammers over the years know that it takes more than one to get the task done.
We go at ripping and clawing with great vehemence known as going "Hammer & Tongs" for the more
difficult work. But sometimes gentle is also learned by a soft tap lest you damage something that cannot
be replaced. Some of these tools are even made of rubber so as not to leave its impression. Others like
sledge hammers are for breaking concrete or persuading something to go into a different direction.
Many of us learn the hard way that something as simple as driving or removing nails required a box of
Band Aids. What ever the need these are some of my old tools that have stood by me over time and
if it were possible I would regard them as old friends.
Well displayed and obviously well used. Great shot
I recognize the fiberglass one in the middle as one I used as a union electrician.
Thanks.
Nice display.
Side note: those fiberglass handles will shake the snot out of you if they're used all day.
I had a collection of hammers that were my great-grandfather's. But somehow over the years they disappeared. Some were hand-made. Nice.
davidrb
Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel
jaymatt wrote:
Nice display.
Side note: those fiberglass handles will shake the snot out of you if they're used all day.
Used a Plumb 22 0z framing hammer for many years with none of the effects you mentioned. Which end were you holding? Fiberglass actually reduced the vibrations to my wrist.
The little Ball Pein hammer (2nd from left) looks like one that came with my copper tooling kit that I got as a Christmas present in, probably, 1947.
davidrb wrote:
Used a Plumb 22 0z framing hammer for many years with none of the effects you mentioned. Which end were you holding? Fiberglass actually reduced the vibrations to my wrist.
My dad was a contractor, and I worked with him on weekends and during summers for over 25 years. Nothing is as easy on the arm as a wooden-handled hammer. We used steel-handled, wooden-handled, and fiberglass-handled. The fiberglass ones killed our arms and those of our workers--no one wanted to use a fiberglass-handled hammer.
As for asking which end of the hammer I used, that’s one of the rudest comments I’ve read here on UHH. I could ask you the same question, but doing so is beneath my dignity.
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