I need help with punctuation/wording. Is this correct?

Tom casually clasps the wooden, sturdy, but worn-out handle of that hammer, and begins to beat it against the back end of the nail.(I want to put the

Tom casually clasps the wooden, sturdy, but worn-out handle of that hammer, and begins to beat it against the back end of the nail.

(I want to put the comma in front of 'and', but I think it's wrong, since "Begins to beat it against the back end of the nail" is a dependent clause, right?)

or:Tom casually clasps the wooden, sturdy, but worn-out handle of that hammer, and begins to beat it against the back end of the nail.(I want to put the comma in front of 'and', but I think it's wrong, since \"Begins to beat it against the back end of the nail\" is a dependent clause, right?)

or:I believe there is no comma.

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