How many Hammers

If you include panel beating hammers, and a dead blow hammer, but exclude copper / hide mallets, I can about manage twenty.two As I said, like drill chucks, they breed!

Howard

My selection within easy reach in the Workshop.

4th from left my favourite for moderate persuasion.

Panel beating ones in their own toolbox with long handled lump hammer at the rear door.

Geoff - Starting to feel normal now and walking just over a mile once again.

Geoff,

Glad that you are getting better.

Thought that you meant third from right!

Howard

Thanks Howard,

That one on the right is reserved for a last warning before the biggie comes into play, and that one is the long handled lump hammer delivering the ultimate “You’re history” blow.

Don’t remember when I last used it though.

Geoff - Sends a message does it not 🤔

I had a quick count and I made it about 35 and I suspect there are one or two more lurking around. If you think about it, then hammers fall into several categories, engineering, building, woodworking, guilding and panel beating, plus specials like sledge hammers and so on. It isn't difficult to accumulate an awful lot!

My own bête noir isn't hammers, but ball joint splitters. I can never find one when I need it and so buy yet another. Last time I had a mega tidy up, I found I had 9 of them of varying types!

Andrew.

Andrew,

and that does not include the two hammers when you can't find a ball joint splitter!

Howard

When I first started work as a mechanic I had the need of a ball joint splitter so asked the Foreman where it was. He said “it’s in your toolbox” noticing my confusion he walked over to my toolbox and selected a large ball pein hammer. I took about two heavy swings for him to release the joint! As far as I am aware the garage never actually owned a proper splitter and it was a Ford Dealer.

Hello Vic,

I never did manage to get the knack of using two hammers to split a ball joint!

Andrew.

One of my favorite drawings from "Keep your VW alive"