Most people are familiar with the standard household claw hammer: a blunt-force instrument with a V-shape on the opposite end for extracting nails. But some toolboxes may also be equipped with what's ...

Convert a ball peen hammer into a mini mallet with an old rubber furniture foot. Mallets are great for assembling furniture and tapping wood into place, without damaging the wood’s surface.

Enter the Ball Peen Hammer. A tapered peen had its uses, but eventually, the tool evolved in another direction—a ball peen hammer had a peen that was rounded rather than pointed.. The term ball ...