Most people are familiar with the standard household claw hammer: a blunt-force instrument with a V-shape on the opposite end for extracting nails. But some toolboxes may also be equipped with what's ...

In this video, the process of forging a cross peen hammer is explored, focusing on two new techniques. The first is the ...

Many years ago, an uncle of mine, while we were working in his shed, said to me, “JR, ya' don’t need a sledgehammer when a ball-peen hammer will do the job.” Metaphorically speaking, I have applied ...

Why is a wrench with an adjustable jaw called a “monkey wrench”? Why do we pry with a “crowbar”? Why do we secure a nut and bolt with a “washer”? Open up your toolbox, and see whether you can choose ...

Snap-On dead blow ball peen hammers are available in a range of sizes: eight-ounce (HBBD8), 16-oz. (HBBD16), 24-oz. (HBBD24), 32-oz. (HBBD32) and 40-oz. (HBBD40). The hammer’s polished steel head has ...

Regarding Bob Gorrell’s cartoon about guns (Drawn & Quartered, Opinion, Jan. 12): The right side of the cartoon has a drawing of a hammer, and says that it was “used in 496 murders during 2011.” The ...

HAINES, Alaska — Dave Pahl has a museum on Main Street featuring more than 1,200 kinds of hammers. “I like hammers.” Jim Szymanski spent four years roaming remote regions of Alaska to collect antique ...