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What is a hammer used for?

Updated: 9/11/2023
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Hammers are used to pound nails into an object, pull nails out of objects, and for other uses when hitting or pounding is necessary.

There are dozens of types of hammers with many different purposes. The uneducated may think they are only for pounding nails, but there are many other uses.

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