Every garage has that one hammer — the one with the weird sideways point on the end. Nobody knows what it’s for, but nobody throws it out. It’s usually rusty, covered in dust, maybe even painted some random color. Sometimes the handle is cracked, wrapped in duct tape, or halfway broken.

You can’t pound nails with it. You can’t hit a tack or a chisel with that skinny end. But somehow… it’s always there.

You know the one. You saw it when you were sneaking into your dad’s toolbox. Or maybe your grandpa had one sticking out of a bucket with a bunch of other mystery tools.

One thing is certain: it looks too important to get rid of.

No one knows what to call it, or how to describe it. It’s not really something the average homeowner needs for everyday work. Yet your eyes are always drawn to it — that oddball hammer that sticks out like a sore thumb.

And you know you’ve used it for all the wrong things:

• smashing spiders
• pounding tent stakes
• breaking ice in the cat’s water bowl
• tapping the wheel back onto your BBQ grill

It’s the hammer you reach for when you don’t know what else to grab. It’s the hammer that’s been in the family longer than the lawn mower. It’s the hammer that “feels like it has a past.”

Should you put it in a garage sale? Hang it on the wall? Throw it in the scrap pile?

Nah. You’ll keep it. Even though it’s a funny shape, it’s always there when you need a hammer.

If you’re just as curious about this hammer as I was, I wrote a full article explaining what these different hammer shapes are actually for — and what that weird sideways point really means. Read it here → https://natepricecreations.com/2024/05/19/blacksmith-hammers-a-beginners-guide/