Hammer time: Nova Scotia man has collected 6,000 hammers

81-year-old Dale Penny really nails-it with his collection of hammers.

For the last 35 years, Dale Penny has been collecting hammers and by his count, he has at least 6,000 of them.

“I started collecting tools because I didn’t want to see all these hammers thrown away with modernization,” Penny said. “I love cleaning up hammers.”

Penny, who lives in Pinehurst, N.S., said a friend once gave him a hammer that needed a handle. He fixed it and decided to find more tools that needed repairs.

“I have spent hours and hours cleaning up tools,” he said. “Some people give me hammers, I go to yard sales, I have friends pick them up for me.

“It’s a great hobby.”

Penny said some friends have suggested he could have a world record for hammer collections.

“My wife used to call me hammerhead,” he said. “You never throw anything away. You fix it and clean it.”

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