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 .
The claw part of the hammer is used to lever up and remove nails.
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.
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.
part of claw hammer that strikes the head of the nail
it is a lever because it has the effort, fulcrum and load official
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.
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 hammer or a claw hammer, the 'claw' is used to pull out unwanted or bent nails.
claw hammer
A claw hammer is used mainly for hammering in large nails in construction work. It's claw is for straightening or pulling nails out.
Um.. a hammer? Or a lever.
Yes, that is a claw hammer. I held on, tooth and claw. The cat's claw is caught in your sweater.