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CROSS FACE HAMMER [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A large heavy hammer that is usually wielded with two hands; used for driving stakes or breaking stone.

DEF

A heavy Hammer with flat cheeks and octagonal face and neck, either double-faced or with a cross or straight pane.

OBS

These heavy smith’s hammers, sometimes weighing as much as 14 lb, are used by tree fellers for driving wedges into the saw cut, by shipwrights when driving wedges to lift the hull in the process of launching, and by wheelwrights for driving spokes into the hubs of heavy cart and wagon wheels.

Key term(s)
  • sledge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Désigne divers gros marteaux lourds, le plus souvent à tête carrée et à manche court, utilisés en particulier par les maçons et les tailleurs de pierres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
DEF

Martillo pesado con mango largo, que se maneja con las dos manos. Se utiliza para hincar postes o estacas.

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Record 2 1999-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

riveting hammer : A hammer usually with a feat face and cross peen used for driving rivets and beating metal.

OBS

riveting hammer; riveter: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

riveteuse : Machine qui sert à poser les rivets.

OBS

marteau pour rivetage; riveteuse : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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