The term ball peen hammer first saw print in 1874, when a mechanic's dictionary referred to it as a "metal worker's hammer ...

Ball Peen Hammer. Craftsman CMHT54179 16-Oz Ball Peen Hammer. Buy Now. The ball peen hammer is a tool for metal-working, repair, and maintenance.

3. Ball-peen hammer – B. A ball-peen hammer is a hammer with a spherical or hemispherical head used for peening. Other peening hammers include the point-peen hammer and chisel-peen hammer.

Convert a ball peen hammer into a mini mallet with an old rubber furniture foot. Mallets are great for assembling furniture and tapping wood into place, without damaging the wood’s surface.

The Angels' affinity for the ball-peen hammer goes back decades and continues today. Hunter S. Thompson's 1966 book on the gang doesn't mention hammers, true, but a later memoir by group leader Sonny ...

Ball peen hammers are designed to strike hardened tools such as cold chisels. There are hammers that are shaped to strike into corners, drive upholstery tacks, fold metal—you name it.