Hammers are a fine tool for just about any handy person to have in their tool collection. Mine favorite hammers are my Slide hammer used for removing large dents in metal and my 16 pound Sledge hammer. The old saying " If it don't fit use a bigger hammer " in this case the 16 lb. sledge works just fine.
There is an expression in Central America (I first heard it in Nicaragua) that translated goes "If it doesn't go in as a screw, it goes in as a nail," a brutal way to deal with poor quality screws that lose their heads to too much force by a screwdriver or not enough preparation of the wood to meet a screw. I've seen people use this "rough" carpentry method and it is hilarious in a cringy sort of way.
The most basic but elegant type of hammer I've seen is the woodcarver's wooden mallet, a tool that is also used by fine woodworkers to gently fit pieces of wood in furniture building. I'd love to learn to use one someday.
Hammers are a fine tool for just about any handy person to have in their tool collection. Mine favorite hammers are my Slide hammer used for removing large dents in metal and my 16 pound Sledge hammer. The old saying " If it don't fit use a bigger hammer " in this case the 16 lb. sledge works just fine.
All or nothing! Thanks, Jack.
Great piece. You hammered that nail home.
There is an expression in Central America (I first heard it in Nicaragua) that translated goes "If it doesn't go in as a screw, it goes in as a nail," a brutal way to deal with poor quality screws that lose their heads to too much force by a screwdriver or not enough preparation of the wood to meet a screw. I've seen people use this "rough" carpentry method and it is hilarious in a cringy sort of way.
The most basic but elegant type of hammer I've seen is the woodcarver's wooden mallet, a tool that is also used by fine woodworkers to gently fit pieces of wood in furniture building. I'd love to learn to use one someday.
Cheers!
CdlR
Talk about "make it work!" Thanks, Carlos.