Identify this hammer

plumberroy · Oct 30, 2016

I found the head at work and saved it from the scrap barrel I just rehandled it

Steve Tall · Oct 30, 2016

Looks like what's called a "scaling hammer" or "boiler pick" or "boiler scaling hammer"...

plumberroy · Oct 30, 2016

:thumbup: that's it! Thanks it was headed for the scrap barrel . I couldn't see that. Makes some sense too 20 some years ago the Hospital , collage and power plant maintenance were 1 group instead of separate groups we now have

300Six · Oct 30, 2016

Steve Tall said:
Looks like what's called a "scaling hammer" or "boiler pick" or "boiler scaling hammer"...

Good call on that Steve! Heaven knows, if you're an ordinary bloke, what you wind up doing with something like this once it's cleaned up and re-hafted.

Remzy · Oct 30, 2016

ive found one like that too and thought it was a welding scale remover, close enough!

RayseM · Oct 30, 2016

300Six said:
Good call on that Steve! Heaven knows, if you're an ordinary bloke, what you wind up doing with something like this once it's cleaned up and re-hafted.

Driving nails in a corner

Don't toss it out - next week you will find the perfect use for it (and then maybe again in five years). Ya never knows!

300Six · Oct 31, 2016

RayseM said:
Driving nails in a corner Don't toss it out - next week you will find the perfect use for it (and then maybe again in five years). Ya never knows!

Good attitude to have!

Square_peg · Oct 31, 2016

RayseM said:
Driving nails in a corner Don't toss it out - next week you will find the perfect use for it (and then maybe again in five years). Ya never knows!

I've sometimes driven a nail with the claw of my straight-claw hammer. Then of course there's the German drinking game, hammerschlagen. It's a contest to drive nails with a crosspeen hammer. It's fun.

300Six · Oct 31, 2016

Square_peg said:
I've sometimes driven a nail with the claw of my straight-claw hammer. Then of course there's the German drinking game, hammerschlagen. It's a contest to drive nails with a crosspeen hammer. It's fun.

And then I remember back to the good old (pre power nailer) days (late 70s-early 80s) of driving in round-headed galvanized nails into cedar siding. Sure these don't reflect light such as do ordinary HG nails but what a SOB to get them to go in without bending or folding over. I wonder if anyone still makes these? I suppose we really could have made a game of it by using the pointy end of a brick or a cross pein hammer!