Essential hammers for your toolbox
Nailed it! (Louis Hansel via Unsplash/)Sometimes, our DIY instinct is to use whatever is on hand to solve a problem. But not everyone can use paper clips, chewing gum, or paperweights to pick locks—or hang pictures. Save yourself a trip to the hardware store when you’re putting up shelves, assembling a new bed frame, or extracting random nails from the wall left by a previous homeowner. These four hammers help you get the job done right the first time.Just a hammer. (Amazon/)If you dabble in small home improvement projects, this inexpensive standard hammer will not let you down. It weighs just a pound and has a 13-inch handle that’s natural to grip. The steel head has a claw on the back to rip out nails or tacks if you need to undo a misfire or are repurposing the wood from an old piece of furniture.Do more than build a birdhouse....