claw hammers

Carpentry striking tools

Claw hammers are the standard hammers of carpentry and home repair—the kind with a flat striking face on one end and a curved, forked claw on the other for pulling nails.

The claw acts as a lever, gripping the nail head so you can pry it out: I keep a claw hammer in the kitchen drawer for small repairs.

Related

framing · finish work · nailing · pull nails · striking · sledgehammer · tools · tool belt · handle · mallet · grips · nail puller · steelhead · hammerhead · construction · fiberglass · wood · rubber

Opposites
hammer type/function

claw hammerssledgehammers

Heavy long-handled striking tools

ball-peen hammers · mallets

construction/demolition action

claw hammersnail pullers

Tools extracting driven metal

nail guns · cat's paws · wrecking bars · crowbars · screwdrivers

tool precision/delicacy

claw hammerssledgehammers

Heavy long-handled striking tools

jackhammers · wrecking bars

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G