Odd hammers

[unkamort]

Howdy! I picked up a few odd hammers recently. While I know there were may specialized tools for the trades I haven't been able to find out anything about these.
Pic #1 is the group together
Pic#2 may be the oddest of the lot. It has a 1" smooth square head on one end, and what I can only describe as a much smaller flat-1/4 moon head on the other end. The handle is 12".
Pic#4 is also 1" square, with a deep waffle pattern on both faces, feels heavy for its size, and had a 10" handle
Pic #3 looks for all in the world like what I perceive to be a Geologist hammer, but seems light weight for the task. It has a 9" handle.
I should mention that I don't see any trademark stamp on the heads or handles. I'd be thankful for information to help ID these units.

 

[JSBriggs]

#4 Looks like a stone masons hammer.

-Jeff

 

[ears]

Number 2 is a French style hammer. Number 3 is a joiners hammer, the little end is used for small nails/brads in tight spots

 

[Packard V8]

The cross-hatched one may be a Butcher's hammer for tenderizing meat. I've got a very similar one.
jack vines

 

[murph64]

The cross-hatched one may be a Butcher's hammer for tenderizing meat. I've got a very similar one.
jack vines

Yup. I've always known them to be meat tenderizers.


Andy

 

[JSBriggs]

Its actually called a Bushing Hammer.

-Jeff

 

[e3pres]

Its actually called a Bushing Hammer.

-Jeff

Yup. I've generally seen them used to remove the layer of laitance on concrete before grout or more concrete is applied.

 

[JSBriggs]

Yup. I've generally seen them used to remove the layer of laitance on concrete before grout or more concrete is applied.

Or you can edge stones to get them to fit together. I made this with one.

-Jeff

 

[Pukeballs]

Thats some really nice work ^.

 

[unkamort]

Thanks for all the replys. I have never herd of a "French Hammer". I thought #2 might have been a cobblers hammer, with the small end used to drive nails close to the inside of the heel. I'll have to see if I can find other examples. #4 still has me baffled also. I suppose it could be some sort of rock face chipper. With a 1"sq head it would be the smallest meat hammer I have seen. I just can't walk past this kinda stuff when its' cheap!

 

[Chreese]

Servus,

as ears pointed out, number two is a French-style hammer, to be more precise, a French-style cabinetmaker's hammer. And most astonishingly, the French-pattern cabinetmaker's hammer seems to be the most common cabinetmaker's hammer in Germany and Austria.

Have a nice day,

Chreese