Tools, Sharpening and Power Machinery - My Estwing Stinks!!
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mattw
11-29-05, 08:44 AM
i'm trying to source a reliable hammer for general joinery purposes!!
i've not found one i'm really comfortable with just yet so i want to spend some money on one to see the difference as up to now i've gone for fairly cheap hammers.
its a core tool in my tool box and is used LOADS!!
please help! recommend me a great hammer!
cheers!
i've not found one i'm really comfortable with just yet so i want to spend some money on one to see the difference as up to now i've gone for fairly cheap hammers.
its a core tool in my tool box and is used LOADS!!
please help! recommend me a great hammer!
cheers!
IBM5081
11-29-05, 04:51 PM
Most of my hammers are framing hammers - 20-25 ounces with straight ripping claws.
Estwing does make a wood-handled, smooth face 20 oz. that works well.
I have other wood-handled units by Hart and Vaughn, as well as the black one by Stanley with the magnetic nail holder
My first recommendation would be a Hart.
Plumb makes some very fine hammers as well, though I only have a regular 16 oz. size that does not see much use.
Estwing does make a wood-handled, smooth face 20 oz. that works well.
I have other wood-handled units by Hart and Vaughn, as well as the black one by Stanley with the magnetic nail holder
My first recommendation would be a Hart.
Plumb makes some very fine hammers as well, though I only have a regular 16 oz. size that does not see much use.
XSleeper
11-29-05, 08:25 PM
All my hammers are Estwings. I love them all.
mattw
11-30-05, 03:04 AM
its interesting that everyone rats the estwing because i have also heard that the fibreglass handled modles are fairly poor!
would you suggest a wooden handle over a synthetic material?
what about the head, is it wort spending a fair bit more for a titanium head?
would you suggest a wooden handle over a synthetic material?
what about the head, is it wort spending a fair bit more for a titanium head?
mango man
11-30-05, 07:12 AM
go to a couple of large home centers and hardware stores and see what feels right to YOU
they all drive a nail , from there its personell prefrences
they all drive a nail , from there its personell prefrences
IBM5081
11-30-05, 11:12 AM
The titanium head theory is that a lighter head can be swung faster. Lotsa nails been driven without titanium in the picture. It's your money.
Wooden handles are supposed to transmit less vibration to the arm joints. A steel head on a wood handle feels pretty good to me.
You don't need more than 20-23 ounces of head weight. If you think that you do, go get a 2# or 3# drilling hammer or a 6# sledgehammer. Find a brand name wood-handled hammer with a smooth face that feels good in your hand and buy it. Probably cost $18-$30. It's your arm, so it does not matter what works for someone else. No one else will use the hammer in the same ways that you will.
Wooden handles are supposed to transmit less vibration to the arm joints. A steel head on a wood handle feels pretty good to me.
You don't need more than 20-23 ounces of head weight. If you think that you do, go get a 2# or 3# drilling hammer or a 6# sledgehammer. Find a brand name wood-handled hammer with a smooth face that feels good in your hand and buy it. Probably cost $18-$30. It's your arm, so it does not matter what works for someone else. No one else will use the hammer in the same ways that you will.
mattw
12-02-05, 02:55 AM
Wooden handles are supposed to transmit less vibration to the arm joints. A steel head on a wood handle feels pretty good to me.
how about the fibreglass handles though? don't they take the vibration better than a wooden handle?
and also what about the stanley hammers with the anti-vibe system? you know much about those?
matt
how about the fibreglass handles though? don't they take the vibration better than a wooden handle?
and also what about the stanley hammers with the anti-vibe system? you know much about those?
matt