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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: skipskip on February 22, 2020, 02:27:32 PM

Title: whats this hammer called?
Post by: skipskip on February 22, 2020, 02:27:32 PM

face looks like a brickmasons, but the other end...?

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Title: Re: whats this hammer called?
Post by: Bill Houghton on February 22, 2020, 02:49:29 PM

According to the interweb, it's a cooper's adze.  The shape presumably lets you work inside a barrel.

Title: Re: whats this hammer called?
Post by: oldgoaly on February 22, 2020, 04:28:38 PM

adze is what I thought.

Title: Re: whats this hammer called?
Post by: p_toad on February 22, 2020, 07:03:31 PM

yup, curved beak and short handle.   coopers adze is what i would call it.   think i have one somewhere, but that's a beaut. :smiley: