My dad told me to never use a brick hammer for a cold chisel job

He said it about ten years ago when I was helping him on a shed. I figured a hammer is a hammer, so I used my brick hammer to knock out some old mortar. The head chipped a piece off and it flew right past my eye. I had to buy a new hammer and safety glasses the next day. He was right, the steel is different and it's not safe. Anyone else have a simple tool rule they learned the hard way?

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henry_martinez5mo ago

Remember my uncle trying to use a regular screwdriver like a pry bar. It was on an old paint can lid. The blade just snapped right off and the handle flew back and hit him in the chest. Left a nasty bruise. He grumbled about buying the right tool for a week straight. Sometimes the cheap way ends up costing more.

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felix8244mo ago

Tbh it's just a paint can lid, not that deep.

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milaprice5mo ago

Ever notice how the "wrong tool" shortcut almost ALWAYS takes more time to fix? It's like a universal law of frustration.

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