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A general purpose hammer that comes in many sizes and shapes. The common one weighs around 24 ounces and has a 12" handle, The 'framing hammer' is a larger version with a long fairly flat claw and a heavy head mounted on a handle 16-18 inches long. These are used for heavy pounding of long nails, and the claw for removing same.
In all it's varieties this is possibly the world's most common hammer
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What is uses of a claw hammer?
The claw part of the hammer is used to lever up and remove nails.
What are the uses of claw hammer?
The claw hammer can not only hammer a nail into wood but can , by way of the claw , grasp the head of the nail and be used to pry/leverage the nail from wood .
What is a curved claw hammer?
A curved claw hammer is a lot like it sounds. One side of the metal portion of the hammer has a protruding curved portion. The curve has a split in the center that resembles a claw. It is used for prying. If a nail is sticking up, it can be gripped in the claw, and the hammer is rocked back using the curve. It uses leverage to pull the nail out of the wood.
What is the part of he hammer that is used to pull out nails?
The part of a hammer that uses leverage to remove nails is the 'claw', usually located on the back of the hammer. The 'face' is the front of the hammer used to drive nails.
Name of parts of a claw hammer and where the part is located on the hammer?
part of claw hammer that strikes the head of the nail
What part of a hammer is a simple machine?
it is a lever because it has the effort, fulcrum and load official
What is the function of a claw hammer?
The function of a claw hammer is so that you can efficiently pull or lever out nails that went cactus on you when you were trying to hammer it in.
What is the function of claw hammer?
The function of a claw hammer is so that you can efficiently pull or lever out nails that went cactus on you when you were trying to hammer it in.
A tool for beating in nails?
A hammer or a claw hammer, the 'claw' is used to pull out unwanted or bent nails.
What is the name of the hammer that takes of nails?
claw hammer
How is a claw hammer used?
A claw hammer is used mainly for hammering in large nails in construction work. It's claw is for straightening or pulling nails out.
What is a claw hammer is an example of?
Um.. a hammer? Or a lever.
