User:Stuparod/Masons driving hammer

Masons Driving Hammer ... is a longer and thinner form of the Lump Hammer. In the UK, to quote, "The Portland mason uses a hammer from 4 to 6 lbs. in weight, and from 6 to 7 inches in length, whilst the marble mason usually works with a hammer about 2 lbs. in weight and from 3 to 4 inches long." From Modern Practical Masonry, Edmund George Warland 1929 (2006 edition (c) Christopher Weeks )

These hammers are double ended and taper towards each striking face in order to focus the force on the head of the point chisel or pitching tool being used. The striking face can be only 1 inch across or even less, tapering from around 1 1/2 inches.

Masons can use several hammers in a day. I use 2 driving hammers. One is of steel and one of a malleable iron for a softer blow - this tends to 'mushroom' out and needs frequent trimming!





The 'Masons Hammer' in the USA - is what I would call a 'brickies hammer' a light hammer used for brickwork, having one end formed like an adze edge.