DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : K. Madhu Kumar

Designation : Sr. lecturer
Branch : Mechanical Engg.
Institute : GIPDCET , Visakhapatnam
Year/Semester : I Year
Subject : Workshop Technology
Subject Code : M-105
Topic : Carpentry
Duration : 50 mins
Sub Topic : Striking Tools
Teaching Aids : Photos and Diagrams
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 Recap

In the previous classes we have discussed about

• Marking and Measuring Tools

• Cutting Tools

• Boring Tools

• Their Specifications

• Their Uses

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 Objectives

On completion of this period ,you would be able to

know
• What are Striking Tools

• Types of Striking Tools

• Their Specifications

• Their Uses

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Striking tools

Fig.1 Striking Tools

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 Striking tools

Striking or hitting is required for

•Various wood working tools like Chisels and nails from top

to drive into wood

•Required for assembling of different parts

•Hence the tools used for this purpose are known as Striking
tools

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The most commonly used striking tools in carpentry
are

•Hand Hammers

•Mallets

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 Hammers

• They are Light and small

• They are primarily used for

driving in nails
Parts of Hammer:
• Handle - made of wood

• Head - made of steel

• Striking face Fig.2 Hammer Parts

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 Types of Hammers

• Warrington Hammer

• Claw Hammer

• Mallet (Wooden Hammer)

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 Warrington hammer

• Mostly used for bench work Head

and light work
• Head is made of cast steel
• One side of Head is face Face
• Other side is peen
• Wooden Handle fits into eye handle
of head
• Steel wedge inserted into
eye to form a rigid joint
• Size of Hammer is
designated by Weight of Fig.3
Hammer head Fig.3
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 Claw hammer

• Head is made of cast steel

• Carries striking force at one
end
• Carries Claw at the other end
• Striking force is used to drive
nails and other striking works
• Claw is used for removing
nails out

Fig.4

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 Claw hammer
• Wooden Handle is fitted
into eye
• Wedge is inserted into
eye to form rigid joint
• Size of Hammer is
designated by weight of
Hammer .
• It varies from 0.25 kg to
0.75 kg

Fig.5

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 Mallet

Fig.6
• Head is made of hard wood
• Striking face is flat
• It is rectangular or round in shape
• Provided with wooden handle
• Used for striking the cutting tools like chisels and gouges
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 Summary

In this lesson we have learnt

• Striking Tools
• Types of Striking Tools
– Warrington Hammer
– Claw Hammer
– Mallet (Wooden Hammer)
• Their Specifications
• Their uses

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 Quiz

1 . Which hammer is used to drive and remove nails

a . Warrington Hammer

b . Claw Hammer

c . Ball Peen Hammer

d . Mallet

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 Quiz

2 . The size of Hammer is designated by its

a . Length

b . Width

c . Weight

d . All of the above

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 Questions

1 . Draw a neat sketch of Claw Hammer and label its parts

2 . List out the types of hammers and write down their uses

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