Roofing hammers and hatchets are specialized tools intended to help residential roofers cut shingles and drive nails into them. They have unique features to make this job more efficient, such as magnetized faces to help you pick up a stray nail and even gauges that help you position shingles with the right exposure.

What are the holes for in a roofers hatchet?

This is a Plumb roofer's hatchet, in great condition and with the original hickory handle, which has acquired a wonderfully rich color from years of handling. The holes in the head are used for spacing shingles – a pin is placed through the hole of your choice, the head is hung up by the pin from the shing…

What is a Shingler's hatchet?

: a hatchet usually with a notch in the blade for extracting nails and a hammerhead opposite the cutting edge.