Identify the hammer shown in the following figure:

Explanation:

Hammers:

• An engineer's hammer is a hand tool used for striking purposes while punching, bending, straightening, chipping, forging, or riveting.
• Hammer is made of drop-forged carbon steel, while the wooden handle must be capable of absorbing shock.

Specification:

• An engineer's hammers are specified by their weight and the shape of the pein.
• Their weight varies from 125 grams to 750 grams.
• The weight of an engineer's hammer, used for marking purposes, is 250 grams.

Major parts of a hammer:

Face:

• The face is the striking portion. A slight convexity is given to it to avoid digging off the edge. It is used for striking while chipping, bending, punching, etc.

Pein:

• The pein is the other end of the head.
• It is used for shaping and forming work like riveting and bending.
• The pein is of different shapes such as:
  • ball pein
  • cross pein
  • straight pein

Cheek:

• The cheek is the middle portion of the hammerhead.
• The weight of the hammer is stamped here.
• This portion of the hammerhead is left soft.

Eyehole:

• The eyehole is meant for fixing the handle. It is shaped to fit the handle rigidly. The wedges fix the handle in the eyehole.