I cant find a similar thread that was posted just a few weeks ago. Someone (dont remember who) showed a Martin hammer they liked and another one with an odd shaped head. Hopefully, you'll see this and chime in.
Just recently I made a new mallet and while working on it I needed to do something with a hammer and the one that stays on top of my bench wouldn't do it. It reminded me of the thread a few weeks ago and today I remembered to take a few pix.
The hammer on the right is the one that stays on my bench. It's an 8oz by Martin that I got 10 or 12 years ago. I had bought the 12oz Martin on the left but I wasn't crazy about how it balanced in my hand. The hammer in the middle I found in the trunk of an old abandoned car we found out in the woods about 35 years ago. It has no markings of any kind, and there's a small curved crack on one side just off the face. I like the way it swings and it has good balance but I was always worried that crack would split and the face would come off if I used it too hard. So it stays in my tool box.
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In these pix you can see the shape of that odd head better. Maybe someone know what brand it is?
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Sometimes I like to grab this little Estwing tack hammer. I've only had it for a couple of years, but it also has a nice balance in my hand.
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But the little Martin 8oz is my "Go to" hammer. I use it pretty much every time I'm in the shop. It's kinda like the ole Timex commercial says "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' "
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Oh, and these are certainly not ALL my hammers. Here's a shot of the "hammer drawer" in my toolbox. Plus there's another 6 or 7 different claw hammers in the drawer below this one
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Oops, I forgot to show my "Special Hammer" that I made when I was a Snap-on Tool Dealer back in the late 80s. I used to keep this on the dash of my truck and anytime someone would say they wanted to buy an air hammer, I'd hand them this. I actually had several of these idiots convinced it was a REAL tool that actually would pound up and down if it was connected to the air hose! Sheeesh! Some folks kids !
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Wish I coulda found that other thread. I would have just added this to it. Oh well, feel free to add YOUR favorite hammer here to this one.
Comments, complaints, and critiques always welcomed.
Just recently I made a new mallet and while working on it I needed to do something with a hammer and the one that stays on top of my bench wouldn't do it. It reminded me of the thread a few weeks ago and today I remembered to take a few pix.
The hammer on the right is the one that stays on my bench. It's an 8oz by Martin that I got 10 or 12 years ago. I had bought the 12oz Martin on the left but I wasn't crazy about how it balanced in my hand. The hammer in the middle I found in the trunk of an old abandoned car we found out in the woods about 35 years ago. It has no markings of any kind, and there's a small curved crack on one side just off the face. I like the way it swings and it has good balance but I was always worried that crack would split and the face would come off if I used it too hard. So it stays in my tool box.
.
.
.
.
In these pix you can see the shape of that odd head better. Maybe someone know what brand it is?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Sometimes I like to grab this little Estwing tack hammer. I've only had it for a couple of years, but it also has a nice balance in my hand.
.
.
.
But the little Martin 8oz is my "Go to" hammer. I use it pretty much every time I'm in the shop. It's kinda like the ole Timex commercial says "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' "
.
.
.
.
Oh, and these are certainly not ALL my hammers. Here's a shot of the "hammer drawer" in my toolbox. Plus there's another 6 or 7 different claw hammers in the drawer below this one
.
.
.
.
Oops, I forgot to show my "Special Hammer" that I made when I was a Snap-on Tool Dealer back in the late 80s. I used to keep this on the dash of my truck and anytime someone would say they wanted to buy an air hammer, I'd hand them this. I actually had several of these idiots convinced it was a REAL tool that actually would pound up and down if it was connected to the air hose! Sheeesh! Some folks kids !
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Wish I coulda found that other thread. I would have just added this to it. Oh well, feel free to add YOUR favorite hammer here to this one.
Comments, complaints, and critiques always welcomed.
