How many hammers is normal?

[BDT/NWMN]

If you go to the hardware store and notice that they have one type that you don't have;; or worse yet: they have MORE than you;; that would be a problem..... Whip out your pocketbook and even the score//

they will come in handy when building a new doghouse after explaining to the SO

 

[Banjorear]

Going through this right now for I'm organizing a new box I bought. Between body, ballpeen, claw/rip, smaller sledges, leather head, wooden chisel mallets, dead blows and rubber mallets, I got about 25+.

I was surprised I had so many in the bottom drawer of my box. I'm trying to think of way to store them along the wall so it doesn't clog up my box.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

In my world, anything can be a hammer. Pliers, a wrench, etc. I've even used the back end of a drill to tap a plastic anchor in a wall.

 

[Evilunclegrimace]

I think that a better question would be, How many hammers is considered abnormal?

 

[bczygan]

This series of posts has completely made my day.

It made me laugh out loud!

If I had been drinking something, I would have got it all over.

Bill

 

[rodsnratfinks]

The normal person amount is 1.

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[FMC]

many many hammers lol, only one is really special my snap on planishing hammer, it has a padded bed to sleep in and gets day trips to the spa, it is my darling... thow shalt not touch, covet nor fondle

 

[DekeT]

I probably have more than 40 hammers and I don't think that is enough.

 

[Fedwrench]

Normal? Here? You've got to be kidding

Have you seen the many threads devoted just to Trusty Cook deadblow hammers with their special color runs and styles?
Some people here bought everything in blue just to replace them with green a month or two later. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[slip knot]

I'm not a millwright, I only have one hammer.

Must be an operator

 

[OkRider]

According to a friend in AA, "normal" is a setting on a washing machine.

 

[neonlazer]

Normal? Here? You've got to be kidding

Have you seen the many threads devoted just to Trusty Cook deadblow hammers with their special color runs and styles?
Some people here bought everything in blue just to replace them with green a month or two later. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I wondering who that was.

 

[Strouty]

Crazy people...... I wonder how many red ones they had before that?

 

[neonlazer]

The real question I want to know is, would they buy a full line of pink hammers?

 

[finn]

Depends on if you use them or polish them.

 

[neonlazer]

Depends on if you use them or polish them.

I bet I know someone who would use them! He has used red, blue, and green. I see no reason the person wouldn't use pink. Even if his favorite color is blue.

 

[oldldh]

There, there people...

To answer this...

We need to define "Normal"....

Are we going to try to define "Garage Journal Normal"...

Ain't no way to do that, Bubba...

"Human Race Normal" changes too fast to keep up...

So we'll just use the definition that makes the most sense...

You always need a bigger BFH than you already have...And that depends on exactly what it is that you want to bash on...

See simple, really...

 

[neonlazer]

There are some stouty people who like lots of hammers.

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[Finky198]

I regularly use about 13 just for automotive work probably have another 7-10 for carpentry and fab work, not including sledges about 10 more Lol. So I probably have 30ish

For Auto I am using
4oz, 8oz, 16oz craftsman wood handled ball peens
16oz, 24oz, 40oz Snap on ball peen dead blows 24 is bronze
1lb, 2lb, 4lb HF dead blow mallets
3lb estwing mini sledge
16oz, 24oz, 32oz double/single face rubber mallets estwing

I like estwing for carpentry

 

[Muzzy]

Like most of us, I started with a few of the various type in the toolbox, claw, deadblow, etc. Then I moved to a new house with a couple of out buildings, and I decided each building needed its's own hammer so I didn't have to run to the toolbox in the house every time I needed a hammer to make a delicate adjustment to something.

Somehow or another, these hammers have seem to magically multiply when we're not around. It would scare me to actually count how many are around now.

Epstein's carrying Vaughn/Grayvik does not help this sickness.

 

[Strouty]

I really don't think that guy would want pink, he seems to like green and blue a lot, red not so much.

 

[metaldad]

this olde obsolete pic has 26.
the crypt now has at least 3x that.

 

[2mJps]

I have around 100 and have built up my willpower not to buy any more.

 

[jerseykat1]

I have 1 good hammer I think Stanley that I have been using for over 10 years. It's super durable, has some good of composite handle that has taken a tremendous amount of abuse.. I want another like it in a bigger size.

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[georgiadave]

Metaldad - What is the leather handled hammer six from the right used for? I have one for some reason and don't know what it is for. Typical hammer hoarder.

 

[georgiadave]

Sorry - I meant from left

 

[dabirdguy]

Well one or two isn't enough. I have a few:

 

[rharman]

17 sounds OK to me.

Just from memory, I counted 20 in my stock and I know I'm overlooking some.

 

[Outlawmws]

According to a friend in AA, "normal" is a setting on a washing machine.

Quote of the DAY!

I have around 100 and have built up my willpower not to buy any more.

I said that quite a while back, but then I find another "interesting" one...

"hammers" count stands at 167 by the "official" count

total in the "striking" inventory worksheet is 276.

That's normal for me.

 

[drink]

Before I read the thread I was thinking there isn't a fixed cut off point in the amount of hammers a person can own. However, some of you guys might want to open up a tool store.

 

[Strouty]

You can't sell tools.


The only time I ever sell a tool is if I am replacing it with another one, but even then, I usually just move it to another area as a "backup".

 

[woody 73]

Interesting that trusty cook now makes different colors for their hammer sets. Well boys I got the hammer sickness but not for different colored hammers...

Do they really make pink ones???

 

[Davefr]

Can I count the back side of my ratchet???

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I probably have 20 between the automotive stuff and my construction stuff.

 

[Outlawmws]

Can I count the back side of my ratchet???

Sure, but at the end of the road estate sale, we will be picking it up and going was the matter with this guy?

 

[zkling]

~60% of your hammers are claw hammers, you sir need to diversify.

 

[Nick Danger]

Before I started reading this forum, I had 3 rubber mallets, 2 cheap claw hammers, a 30 oz. mechanic's hammer, and a sledge hammer with a cracked handle. I was happy.

You made me buy an Estwing framing hammer, a Wilton Bash cross hammer, a range of ball pein hammers from 6 oz. to 48 oz., a tack hammer, and a House of Handles handle for the sledgehammer. But I'm still resisting the siren call of Trusty-Cook.

 

[Bears Fan]

OOOOOOOH!!! cool a hammer tree need more pictures of that please

 

[neonlazer]

But I'm still resisting the siren call of Trusty-Cook.

You can only resist so long.

 

[four.cycle]

Can I count the back side of my ratchet???

funny you should ask....

I have a hard and fast rule about that:

If you're on a ladder, and you're more than four rungs up from the bottom, any tool is a hammer.