Our pal Rob of What Is It? Blog has compiled a quiz for all of you tool enthusiasts. It’s about hammers – but not just any ol’ hammer to bang on stuff. Some of ‘em are pretty darned obscure.
See if you know these 23 hammers: The Hammer Quiz – Thanks Rob but you forgot this one).
stacyj
Great, now that “If I Had a Hammer” song is going to be stuck in my head all day long – bah!
Speaking of that, though, this McSweeney’s post on Pete Seeger’s requests for a hammer is pretty darned funny -and- in keeping with the theme of this quiz …
Ali S.
That has to be the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. Looks like a medieval torture device! Or a weapon of war. Brr.
daggerphish
we need a contest where we think of the funniest things these could be used for.
pictured above: a witch tenderizer.
Thomas
gotta say, the only one I knew was the first double claw hammer, and only because a teacher of mine collects antique and rare tools. He refers to a certain double claw hammer (the exact one escapes me) as the holy grail of tools, and searches for it to this day.
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luke
