Description: Tinner hammers are sharpened cross-peen can complete a folded seam or set a rolled edge. Used for: Completing folded seams, or setting rolled edges. Price Range: $20-35 Weight: 12-18 oz.

Description: This hammer has a wooden handle, while the head is made of metal with a rawhide facing. The rawhide causes the hammer head to strike with a much lighter impact. Although it is not one of the more commonly used mallets, the rawhide hammer is extremely handy for certain applications. Used for: Tool & die shops, foundry, gas & oil refineries, marine, steel rule die, electric motor, jewelry. Price Range: $15-25 Weight: 5-13 oz.

Description: A Stonemason's hammer, also known as a Brick Hammer, has one flat traditional face and a short or long chisel-shaped blade. Used for: Chipping off edges or small pieces of stone, cut brick or a concrete masonry unit, without using a separate chisel. Price Range: $10-20 Weight: 16-20 oz.

Description: Various types are available, with hard and soft rubber, plastic or copper faces. Some come with a choice of faces which are interchangeable. In some cases, can replace a mallet for cabinet work. Used for: Striking materials such as chrome wing outs, where a steel face would cause damage. Price Range: $15-30 Weight: 14-24 oz.

Description: Characterized by two slightly angled flat faces and a large head. They vary in size, but are usually quite large. They excel at heavy chisel work, where both power and precision are required. The flat faces provide you with accuracy, while the heft provides power. Used for: Driving chisels or for tapping wood joints together, where a metal-faced hammer would cause damage or bruising. Price Range: $20-30 Weight: 10- 24 oz.

Description: A heavy weight hammer with a long handle used for hitting objects. Used for: Heavier jobs, such as driving in stakes or to break up concrete, stone or masonry. For lighter jobs just the weight of the head may be used for blows. Price Range: $20-45 Weight: 7-14 lbs.

Description: Sometimes called a Lump Hammer, it has a double faced head. Handles are normally wood, usually Hickory, or synthetic resin. Used for: Light demolition work, driving steel chisels and masonry nails. Best suited for domestic work Price Range: $25-40 Weight: 2 ½ lbs.

Description: Normally used by engineers, the pein hammer has a rounded end. Used for: Shaping metal and closing rivets. With more power applied it can change the shape of any metal. Straight Pein use: Used by blacksmiths and metal smiths for shaping or peining metals. Some straight pein hammers are used for stone cutting or spalling. Price Range: $12-30 Weight: 4 oz.-2 lb. although 8-12 oz. pein hammers are for general use.

Description: Normally used by engineers, the pein hammer has a rounded end. Used for: Shaping metal and closing rivets. With more power applied it can change the shape of any metal. Ball Pein use: Used for bending, forming, light-forming, and peining metal materials. Price Range: $12-30 Weight: 4 oz.-2 lb. although 8-12 oz. pein hammers are for general use.