Posts tagged: hammer
How To: Pound Out Leaf Prints
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Wendy over at Build/Make/Craft/Bake shows us how to pound out nature's perfect art-leaves and flowers-with a ball-peen hammer,
Five Better Ways to Hammer A Nail.
By ChrisjobEven with a collection of power tools in the garage, it stills pays to be able to use the ultimate mechanical tool combo: the hammer and the nail. Here's five tips from Popular Mechanics for success every time: straight nails, and nice, safe thumbs.
1. Roughen the hammer’s striking face with sandpaper. 2.Blunt the nail's sharp tip with your hammer. 5. Let your hammer res » READ MORE
3. Strike the edge of the nail's head.
4. Drive nails at different angles.
Stop...It’s Hammer Time
By DIY Maven
Picture this: A caveman (or cavewoman) picks up a rock and starts to whack on something. He (or she) inadvertently invents the first hand tool, namely, the hammer.
If you’ve ever visited your local hardware store in search of the appropriate hammer for your latest DIY project, you’ll see we’ve come a long way since the rock-as-tool days. From the heavy-handed sledge to the delicate tack and everything in between, there’s a hammer for every occasi » READ MORE
Stocking the ultimate toolbox: every tool a homeowner will ever need
By alexrussell
Tools are the kinds of things you don't really know you're missing until you really need them. The best thing a homeowner can have at his or her disposal is a good set of tools for about everything that doesn't really need the attention of a professional. If you have a cordless drill, for example, why call a handyman to bolt your new bookcase to the wall?
The Adam Savage sculpture above is a bit of an exaggeration, but to be modest I've set out » READ MORE
