a hand held hammer includes a handle incorporating a series of outwardly extending pegs providing gripping power between the user &# 39 ; s hands and the handle . in some embodiments , the pegs are spaced far enough part to make it overly painful to swing the hammer bare handed . in some embodiments , the cumulative surface area of the pegs occupy less than 8 % of the surface area of the handle . the pegs may be embedded in a plastic handle , captivated to the exterior of a conventional handle or may comprise an integral part of a plastic handle .