I discovered that I needed a small plastic-faced hammer. I know they
have such things (junk) at HF, and presumably good ones at Brownell's
.... but it seemed like it might be fun to make one. So I did.

http://users.goldengate.net/~dforeman/plastic_hammer/

I think there's something personal about a good hammer that seems to
fit one's hand well and works well for its intended purposes.