Claw hammer

The Carpenter's hammer, also carpenters claw hammer or hammer, is a special hammer, which is used by carpenters and timber construction.

The surface of the hammer head, with which one strikes nails is called a path. The track is often ribbed at impact hammers to prevent slippage of the nail heads. Special hammers for Entschalungsarbeiten have a smooth path.

Function

The top of the hammer head is called a tiller or fin. The hammering of the Latthammers with the Finn in a timber is used when carpenters have to implement a very heavy wood, the wood is to keep up with the hands but not ( for example, a purlin, which rests entirely on a support ). As carpenters often work in positions where they need a hand to hold, the Latthammer is then wrapped with the Finn in a timber to have one hand free.

In addition to the web and the fin of Latthammer has a trough-shaped part with key slot, the nail puller. He is lifting, so used to pulling out nails. For large nails, it is convenient to use the Latthammer even an ax.

For nailing overhead, in which the nail points can not be reached with both hands, the hammer head is provided with a magnetic nail holder. With this, the nails can be attached and then taken. For driving large nails ( rafter nails and the like) usually an ax or a sledge hammer is used, they have a longer stem and a heavier head than the Latthammer.

In Latthämmern one distinguishes the Berliner shape and the South German or Swabian form.

Normally, a carpenter carries the Latthammer in a hammer loop or tool chain attached to the coupling (belt) are fixed, while working with him.

Latthämmer is available in three versions: with wood or tubular steel shaft and solid forged from a single piece. The forms with wood or steel tube handle are defined in the DIN standard 7239.