claw hammer
Carpenter's curved tool
A claw hammer is the standard carpenter's hammer, with a flat striking face on one end and a curved, forked claw on the other for pulling nails.
The claw hammer is the most common hammer type, found in nearly every household toolbox.
He pried up the floorboards with the claw end of the hammer.
Craft of shaping lumber
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
- trimRemove unwanted edges
finish · carpenter · workbench · lumber · joist · stud · nail · driving
Part for gripping
- headUppermost body part
- faceHead's anterior surface
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
hickory · wooden · grip · ergonomic · weight · ounce · balance · swing
Lever or snoop
- removeTake something away
- dislodgeForce from position
- detachTo separate from
- withdrawRemove or pull away
leverage · fulcrum · curved · split · grip · tack · staple · wedge
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- temperState of mind
head · handle · metalworking · hardened · drop-forged · polished · machined · heat-treated
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
trim · finish · carpenter · workbench · lumber · joist · stud · nail · driving · tapping
handle
Part for gripping
fiberglass · hickory · wooden · grip · ergonomic · weight · ounce · balance · swing · toolbox
pry
Lever or snoop
withdraw · leverage · fulcrum · curved · split · grip · tack · staple · wedge · loosen
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
temper · head · handle · metalworking · hardened · drop-forged · polished · machined · heat-treated · quality
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- deckingOutdoor wooden flooring
siding · drywall · subfloor · sheathing · stud · rafter · beam · scaffold · jobsite · contractor
drive
Operate a vehicle
force · impact · swing · blow · surface · flat · face · momentum · aim · precision
- carpentry toolsframing square, carpenter's square, circular saw, tape measure, level
- old toolsadze, anvil, auger, awl, axe
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, saw, chisel
- striking toolssledgehammer, rubber mallet, mallets, mallet, wooden mallet
- toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, saw, drill
- demolition toolswrecking ball, jackhammer, sledgehammer, crowbar, pry bar
claw hammerrubber mallet
Bouncy-headed striking tool
ball-peen hammer · sledgehammer · mallet · wooden mallet · tack hammer
claw hammerpry bar
Lever for forcing things
crowbar · screwdriver · wrench · pliers · nail puller
hammer, claw, claws, hammering, hammered, hammers, clawed, hammerhead, declaw