If I Had A Hammer....

....There's no 'if' about it. You will have, and use, a hammer at a Habitat build.

I was hoping we might get to use those swell, zippy tools that you see on "Carter Can", but no. We're amateurs, and we might get hurt using nail and staple guns.

Throughout the day there's one thing you can count on hearing, and that's the steady 'thwack thwack' of hammers pounding nails. The sound reverberates throughout the neighborhood and even in your dreams long after the work day has ended.

And there are a dozen different kinds of nails to thwack. Luckily, if you have never used an 8 penny galvanized nail before, the crew will be glad to show you what it looks like. There are roofing nails, cabinet top nails, finish nails...that's just for starters.

Even if you don't regularly swing a hammer, you can at a Habitat build. Just be prepared to take ibuprofen and a hot bath at the end of the day.