1875 E. H. Knight II. 822/2 Face-hammer, one with a flat face.
1884 E. H. Knight Suppl. Face Hammer (Masonry), one with one blunt and one cutting end.
1885 Mar. 61/2 This consists in removing projections so as to secure a rough smooth-surface, and is done with the face hammer, the plain ax or the tooth ax.
1979 11 12 Face hammer similar to the double face hammer but with one blunt and one cutting end.