Modernization of a conventional hammer. Additional feature.

It would seem: “How can a hammer be improved?” The simplest tool ... nothing more

And here you can! Moreover, this very simple upgrade will bring you great benefits.

Clamp the hammer in a vise.

We drill a hole with a 4.5 mm drill at a distance of 10-15 mm from the impact plane of the hammer. I recommend not to make a through hole ... drill 90% of the thickness of the metal.

Now, actually - a demonstration of the new functions of such a hammer!

Let's drive two nails into the board ... to the very hat!

Let's flip the board. And what do we see??? The nails on the back of the board have come out. You need to bend them.

This is where our hole in the hammer comes in handy.

We bent the right nail as usual - with a hammer blow. It didn’t turn out very nice, besides, you can catch on to something like that later.

We will bend the left nail with the help of our hole in the hammer. But we will not bend the whole nail, but ...

Bend only the edge of the nail. If you did not make a hole in the hammer through, then it will be easier for you to measure the length of the bend - just insert it all the way and bend it.

And now we hammer our nail with a bend forward. See how beautifully the left nail is bent compared to the right one.

And safe and secure!