How to Safely Use a Masonry Brick Hammer
A brick hammer is a great tool to use in many hardscaping projects, and, it is one of the most used ones in the professional brickwork contractor tool bag. They can be used to split bricks or break small pieces off rocks. It has a handle and a head with two sides. The handle will have a comfortable grip, that is meant to absorb most of the shocks that result from striking hard objects like bricks and stones. The two sides of the head are distinctive in appearance:
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One is similar to a hammer, except that, instead of being rounded, as most hammers are, it is square.
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The other side looks very similar to a chisel.
Alternate Name for a Brick Hammer and How To Use It
While a “mason’s” or brick hammer is specifically made to cleanly break bricks, it can be used also to break rocks, concrete, pavers, drive-in stakes, and scrape out dried cement. So try not to get too hung up on the name, as it is a tool that serves a wide variety of uses.
The square, blunt, hammer-like side can be used to break bigger pieces of brick, landscaping stone, cinder blocks, and concrete. And in a pinch, you could even use it to pound in nails. Use the thinner, finer, chisel side for more delicate hammering. For example, if you need to chip a small piece of stone, however, don’t want to risk breaking the entire thing, a brick hammer is the best tool for the job. This makes it worth the investment in buying it since you can’t put a price tag on saving yourself the frustration of wrecking your building materials and having to start the job all over again.
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