Types of Hammers

32 Different Types of Hammers and Their Uses Explained:

A hammer is a handy tool. It is used to beat or strike blows on jobs, metals, jobs driving nails, etc. It is also used to straighten or bend a job made of metal. In addition, it is also used for riveting, chipping, and forging jobs.

#1 Hand Hammer:

These hammers are made of cast steel or carbon steel. Their pan and face are hardened and tempered. The middle body is kept soft. On one end of the body, the face and pan are made.

#2 Ball Peen Hammer:

These types of hammers are most widely used in workshops. On one end of this ball pane hammer, a plain face is made, and on the other end, a pane of 3/4 like a round ball is made.

#3 Sledge Hammer:

Blacksmithy mostly uses these for straightening round rods, iron bars, angle irons, channels, or flat irons. Its shape is similar to a double-face hammer. 

#4 Claw Hammer:

These are special types of hammers. On one end of this hammer, a round face is made, and on the other end, its pane is inclined towards the handle.

#5 Club Hammer:

If compared to a drilling hammer or lump hammer, the tool has a small, double-faced head that is similar to a sledgehammer. 

#6 Dead Blow Hammer:

The head of these types of hammers is designed for minimum recoil and soft blows. It usually consists of a solid rubber or plastic head, or a semi-hollow head filled with sand or lead tablet.

#7 Tack Hammer:

This unique hammer consists of two long claw-like heads, one of which is magnetized. It is also known as an upholstery hammer.

#8 Rubber Mallet:

It is the most common type of hammer. It has a rubber head that allows a soft bang. They are used on sheet metal, woodworking, and filling.

9. Framing Hammer:

It is exactly similar to a claw hammer. The framing hammer consists of a straight claw and a waist head.

#10 Brass Hammer:

The brass hammer consists of a thin, cylindrical double-head, that is designed to pound steel pins without breaking the surface.

#11 Blocking Hammer:

On one side of this hammer is the flat, square head, and on the other side, is the cylindrical head. 

#12 Electrician Hammer:

This kind of claw hammer leads to an extended neck on the head. This allows the electrician to target hard-embedded nails to reach locations.

#13 Cross Peen Hammer:

These types of hammers have a face pan at one end, and a pan is made at the right angle of the handle, which is in the taper.

#14 Drywall Hammer:

These types of hammers have a very distinctive end that more exactly matches a hatchet with a bottom notch.

#15 Hatchet Hammer:

The hatchet hammer, sometimes called the Half-Hate, has a blade instead of a peen. It is used for a wide variety of jobs. 

#16 Mechanics Hammer:

This hammer consists of a flat head, a long peen, along with a conical die. They are used with a curved type of anvil to remove the dent in the panel of the car.

#17 Welding Hammer:

A welding hammer is also known as a chipping hammer. It consists of a round chisel at one end and an upright pein at the other.

#18 Trim Hammer:

A Trim hammer consists of a straight claw and is shorter than claw hammers. This hammer consists of a smooth face for driving trim nails without destroying the surface.

#19 Double Face Hammer:

This type of hammer is mostly used for blacksmith jobs. On both ends, similar pane faces are made. 

#20 Power Hammer:

For doing the heavy jobs of forging, bending, etc. In blacksmithy, power hammers are used. These power hammers are electric or pneumatic. 

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