Sprig Hammer?

[Meghan MacMillan]

A friend called and said "Hey, you're a framer. What's a sprig hammer and where do I get one?"

His father-in-law wants one.

he found this description at tooltastic.com (http://www.tooltastic.com/)

Sprig Hammer (AKA Picture Framer's Hammer)
This small tool uses a square sectioned head with a face that allows the user to drive sprigs, brads or glazing points on a picture frame, incorporating an angled shaft to keep the hand clear of the work area.

When I do fit with a hammer it is a basic tack hammer. Friend's F-I-L specifically said, "and don't get me a tack hammer!" How can I help Dave find the right thing and prove himself worthy of the fair maiden? (And how long do you have to go on proving yourself worthy of the fair maiden after you've married her?)

Thanks,

Meghan

[B. Newman]

Well, that's a new one for me! And I am a hammer collector. It all started with a chiselhammer we found that belonged to Capt. Newman who was a steam boat pilot on the French Broad River. Since that, I have all kinds of hammers. I even have one that is so small I can hide it completely in one hand. (And I have very small hands to go with my vertically challenged body.)

I used to use a very tiny claw hammer that my Mother always kept in the "tool drawer" in the kitchen. I sorta "borrowed' it about 25 years ago. :rolleyes: Then I became afraid I'd damage it somehow and began using a tack hammer with a magnet on the other end.

My boss (30 years ago) had a hammer that had belonged to his dad who was a casket maker. It had a worn groove (where your thumb would go) from continually turning it from front to back picking up nails with the magnetic end, giving a tap to set the nail, then turning it back to the faceplate to drive the nail, then back to the magnet, etc, over and over.

I love old tools, especially those who've been used by loving hands!

Betty

[fttom]

Beats the whiz out of me, and, like Betty, I make a practice of checking out old and all kind of tools.

P.S. Betty, I even know where the French Broad River is. :D

[fttom]

I just did a search on both Google and Yahoo, and got no results on either one for this item. Meghan, are you sure that this is the correct spelling for it? Usually, you can find everything on Google, but not this. :(

[Ron Eggers]

I think I see the problem. Tooltastic.com is a UK supplier which does not ship outside the UK. Sprig hammer is the term (and spelling) they use (they don't show a picture) in their "tool dictionary" but there is no indication that they actually sell a sprig hammer - even in the UK.

And considering the differences in terminology, what they call a "sprig hammer" might be what we call a "fork."

Meghan, I think your friend is in trouble.

[John Gornall]

I think a "sprig hammer" may be used to play an instrument called a "hammer dulcimer" - it's played by striking the strings with a small tree branch or a "sprig" of a branch.

[FramingFool]

A Sprig Hammer is used to drive grimps into an existing frang, except when the artisan deems it necessary to to employ a Grumpf Hammer, which, as we all know, is The Right Tool For the Right Job.