Yes ♥ this Yes ♥ Also I have not found a hammer to repair? I just have tongs.
I think that's just part of the game's rather random loot: I've now built up quite an impressive collection of repair hammers, though I suspect at the cost of finding actually useful stuff!
Oh, turns out I do have hammers. but I use them and they vanish. Going to stick to the tongs, they seem to stay even after use ^_^ hope that doesn't get taken away. Personally my durability seems to go down insanely fast after a battle and I am not making much gold. So the tongs are a life saver.
