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Roughing Up Tools

This document discusses several tools used for masonry and construction projects. The mason axe/hammer has thin steel blades bolted into a heavy head used for finishing granite and hard sandstones. A brick hammer is used to split and chip bricks, as well as scrape cement from old bricks to reuse them. A Crandall tool is composed of pointed irons held together used by stonecutters to hammer irregularities on hard stone surfaces. A cold chisel has a sharp edge for cutting thick metal and masonry where a hacksaw is unsuitable. A concrete float is used to smooth and compact a concrete surface after leveling with a screed.

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Roughing Up Tools

This document discusses several tools used for masonry and construction projects. The mason axe/hammer has thin steel blades bolted into a heavy head used for finishing granite and hard sandstones. A brick hammer is used to split and chip bricks, as well as scrape cement from old bricks to reuse them. A Crandall tool is composed of pointed irons held together used by stonecutters to hammer irregularities on hard stone surfaces. A cold chisel has a sharp edge for cutting thick metal and masonry where a hacksaw is unsuitable. A concrete float is used to smooth and compact a concrete surface after leveling with a screed.

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Roughing Up Tools

Mason Axe/Hammer
The patent hammer has a number of sharpened thin steel
blades which are bolted into a heavy head, and is used for finishing
granite and hard sandstones.
What is one use of the brick hammer?

Brick hammers are used to split bricks cleanly and chip away
any small pieces of stone. Also known as a scutch hammer, it is an
essential tool for any hard landscaping project and the chisel side of the
head can also be used to scrape away cement from old bricks, enabling
them to be reused.
CRANDALL=Hand tool of a stonecutter to hammer away the
irregularities on a hard stone face. It is composed of a number
of pointed irons, held together in a bracket with a locking
wedge. The handle can be wood or metal.
Cross peen hammer is used to make the metal fuller when used
with heat. The main function of a cross peen hammer is to
shape the metal during forging and riveting. This product is
having induction hardened striking head fixed to high quality
wooden handle.
A cold chisel tool has a sharp edge for cutting and shearing
hard materials such as metal and masonry. The descriptor cold
means that metal is not preheated before using the tool. A cold
chisel is ideal for cutting through thick metal stock when a
hacksaw is unsuitable.
STAR DRILL
BOLSTER
WRECKING BARON
FLOAT
A concrete float is a tool used to finish a concrete
surface by making it smooth. A float is used after
the surface has been made level using a screed. In
addition to removing surface imperfections, floating
will compact the concrete as preparation for further
steps.

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