Object Name
Hammer
Materials
Wood
Catalogue Number
2003-06.02
Dimensions
Length 31.3cm x Width 16.2cm x Height 3.7cm
Description
A wooden hammer or mallet with a wooden head that is squared on one end and angled on the other. The squared end of the head is coloured red on the edge surface, and so is the other end of the head. There is paint residue on the handle of the hammer, and on the square end.
History
Wooden mallets are usually used in carpentry to knock wooden pieces together, or to drive dowels or chisels. A wooden mallet will not deform the striking end of a metal tool, as most metal hammers would. It is also used to reduce the force driving the cutting edge of a chisel, giving better control. Hardwood mallets are also used to knock in cricket bats.
