{"product_id":"exeter-pattern-furniture-makers-hammer","title":"Exeter-pattern Furniture-maker's Hammer","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn more about our family of hammers (and what they're used for) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/pages\/all-about-crucible-hammers\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter years of research, prototyping and testing, we have developed an ideal furniture-maker's hammer. With a 9.8-ounce steel head and a balanced octagonal hickory handle, the Crucible Exeter-pattern hammer is suitable for many common tasks at the bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLighter than the typical carpenter's hammer, the Exeter-pattern excels at driving the typical 4\u003cem\u003ed\u003c\/em\u003e and 6\u003cem\u003ed\u003c\/em\u003e brads used in traditional case construction. Its 7\/8\" octagonal striking face is slightly domed. This allows you to drive a nail flush without damaging the surrounding wood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the backside of the hammer's head is a 1\/8\" x 7\/8\" peen. It is great for starting nails or wooden wedges without damaging your fingers. You pinch the nail (or wedge) between your fingers and start it with the peen, which slips between your fingers without hurting them. Then spin the hammer around and sink the nail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe also use the Exeter for adjusting bench planes. It has enough “oomph” to move the iron. And to drive drawbore pins and pegs galore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 10\"-long octagonal hickory handle (made in South Carolina by Caleb James)  tapers to a slender 9\/16\" x 3\/4\" neck below the head, allowing you to choke up on the tool for delicate tasks. The handle ends with a slight swelling. As you let the handle slide through your hand, you'll feel the slight swelling. That's where you tighten your grip, giving you the maximum leverage for a strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe design of our Exeter-pattern hammer comes from old British tool catalogs and examples we've studied. While American woodworkers might find the form unusual at first sight (where's the claw, maw?), the tool's balance and its handy peen should win you over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe hammer heads are \u003cspan\u003e4-9\/16\" long overall and are \u003c\/span\u003emilled at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.machinetime.com\/\"\u003eMachine Time\u003c\/a\u003e in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Then we assemble and finish them here in Covington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take pride in the work we do. So each employee now stamps the handle with a touchmark after assembling the hammer. Chris's symbol is a bumblebee. Kale is an “X.” Mark is a shamrock. Gabe is an arrow. And Megan is a cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"making a hammer\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1096728090?h=74ae4964a3\u0026amp;badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crucible Tool","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41200699605055,"sku":"TOOL-EXETER","price":133.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/IMG_8486.jpg?v=1726170298","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/exeter-pattern-furniture-makers-hammer","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}