Structure

The hammer consists of a head and a handle. The Hammerkopf has a course and a fairing. The course is the flat side, the fairing is the pointedly approaching side. The Hammerkopf can have a weight between 50 g and 12 kg.

History

Its ancestors were the fist wedges and stone axes of the Neolithikums. In the Bronzezeit the stone was replaced by a metal head.

Use

A hammer is used in different ranges of the manufacturing. Among other things to smashing, hitting and forming. So an article can be hit into another body, e.g. a nail into a wall or a chisel into the workpiece with a hammer. Also articles can be formed, like the sheet metal with the Dengeln or the iron with Schmieden.

Kinds

Manually operated hammers

There are different hammer forms for different ranges of application:

• Auction hammer with impact block
• Roofer hammer
• Veneer hammer
• Geologist hammer
• Gold forging hammer
• Rubber hammer
• Mallet Klopfholz, Schlegel)
• Claw hammer (carpenter hammer more common in the anglo-saxon area)
• Ball hammer
• Plastic hammer (already hammer)
• Latthammer (carpenter hammer)
• Bricklayer hammer (Mottek)
• Pflastererhammer
• Polstererhammer
• Reflex hammer
• Fitter hammer
• Carpenter hammer
• Shoemaker hammer
• Creasing hammer
• Spalthammer
• Suggestion hammer
• Zisilierhammer

By machine operated hammers

Already by use of water power, but at the latest with the industrialization one invented also machines, which are shared to the hammer:

• Abort hammer
• Drilling hammer
• Steam hammer
• Drop hammer
• Hydraulic hammer
• Pneumatic hammer
• Schabottenhammer
• Counter-tup

Symbolism

The Teutons interpreted lightning as visible indication that thunder God Thor had hurled its hammer to the earth. Since Thor was responsible also for the consecration of the marriage, the hammer was considered also as symbol of the fertility.

In the flag of the former Soviet Union (hammer and Sichel) the hammer is located as symbol for the industry. Also in the state coat of arms the hammer was contained of the GDR as symbol for the working class.

Idioms

There are some idioms, which refer to the hammer. Here it would be first knows, where the hammer hangs and shows someone, where the hammer hangs to call. While first means the fact that with it the designated is been versed in somewhat very well is used the latter as synonym for if someone is reprimanded.

The second group of idioms turns around auctions. Since these are terminated in their original form with a hammer, one uses the Formulierungenn under the hammer to come and/or under the hammer bring for things, which are auctioneered.

If the understanding of humans it is doubted sometimes one says that he has a hammer, which meant that he behaves in such a way, as if he would have gotten an impact with the hammer on the head. Something, which is shocking particularly remarkably, mad or, is also often called the hammer.

Last still the idiom between hammer and anvil is to be mentioned turned out, those mentioned the fact that someone turns out between two fronts and quasi with the force of a hammer, which is struck with Schmieden on the anvil could be crushed.

Further

From Ireland and Scotland (Highland Games) originates the sport of the hammer throwing, which was originally exercised with forging hammers. In addition there is the hammer blow lacquer finish, which looks, as if the painted article with a hammer would have been worked on.

Literature

• Karl Pichol, hand hammer, machine hammer, hammer work (1993)

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