Hammers
Did you know that there are several types of hammers? 
Check out our tables to get the ones best for your needs.
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- Curved claw hammers are used for nailing and pulling nails, carpentry, and for prying wood.
- They come with wood handles or as a single piece of titanium, which is extra strong.
- Similar to a rip hammer used for ripping, framing, carpentry, and heavy-duty jobs.
- Finishing Hammers
- Used for cabinet making, finishing, such as on molding, and for general carpentry.
- Very lightweight and good for use with small nails.
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- Long, heavy hammer similar to carpenter's hammer.
- Size and weight are appropriate for large, heavy-duty tasks.
- Slightly curved claw for pulling nails.
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- Have a slightly rounded or flat head on one side and a pointed or round head on the other.
- Good for riveting, punching holes, and shaping rounded surfaces such as soft metal.
- Not used for general carpentry or nailing.
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- These hammers are also known as mallets.
- They are used when you want to avoid damaging the item you are hammering. They usually have soft rubber, plastic or wood heads on both sides.
- Good for use on furniture and soft metals.
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- Drywall and wallboard hammers are meant for ripping down drywall, making cutouts, and marking wallboard.
- A sledgehammer is used for heavy-duty jobs smashing down drywall, but it looks more like an overgrown mallet. It requires using two hands.
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- These hammers with pointed ends are used for upholstering.
- They are designed for hammering small nails, and are not suitable for general carpentry.
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- Sharp end for scoring brick.
- Blunt, flat end for breaking or setting brick.
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