New Hammer

[Dustydazzler]

Had my Stanley claw hammer for years and still going stroung...

 

[RDB85]

You do know the Wiha one is £30 for a 10 oz toffee smasher ?

You could get a hickory handle estwing for cheaper or a leather handle estwing for a couple of quid more

I’ve seen they are quite expensive. Estwing does sound good.

 

[Andy78]

I’ve seen they are quite expensive. Estwing does sound good.

I have one and they are great. I also have a £5 fibreglass one and that does the job just fine. But I do love nice tools.
If you're an apprentice I'd go cheap and cheerful. Save the Wiha and estwing for later. Estwings are very desirable shiny things for those with sticky fingers on site.

 

[RDB85]

I have one and they are great. I also have a £5 fibreglass one and that does the job just fine. But I do love nice tools.
If you're an apprentice I'd go cheap and cheerful. Save the Wiha and estwing for later. Estwings are very desirable shiny things for those with sticky fingers on site.

What’s the Estwing one that you have, just so I can put it in the save for later.

 

[davesparks]

I've got the same cheapish draper claw hammer I've had since my apprenticeship, it still works just as well as it did back then.

Whatever you do don't go too cheap and get a claw hammer with a hollow tubular neck!

 

[Andy78]

I've got the same cheapish draper claw hammer I've had since my apprenticeship, it still works just as well as it did back then.

Whatever you do don't go too cheap and get a claw hammer with a hollow tubular neck!

Ah yeah forgot about those and have seen a couple of mishaps with them.
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What’s the Estwing one that you have, just so I can put it in the save for later.

I have an E16s which I got as an alternative to the Wiha.

 

[ipf]

I've got the same cheapish draper claw hammer I've had since my apprenticeship, it still works just as well as it did back then.

Whatever you do don't go too cheap and get a claw hammer with a hollow tubular neck!

I remember, one morning, my draper had developed a weird bend. I didn't notice at first but some bleeder had swapped it for mine.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I would opt for a glass hammer so you can see if you hit a nail on the head. Lol.
Eswing for me all steel shaft and head.

 

[Lister1987]

I use an 8oz stubby for the little (standard hammer) bashing I do, other one is a lump hammer for 1st fix

 

[R-fur]

Out playing as a kid I found a steel shafted Stanley hammer. Its been in regular use for the last fifty years.

 

[Paul L]

My Granddad (who's name ironically was Stanley) got me a Stanley claw hammer when i became an apprentice 34 years ago. I have given the hammer a fearful bashing over the years and it is still going very strongly now.
My Granddad was a very quiet but knowledgeable man and he just seemed to know what the best thing to get was so i would definitely recommend the Stanley hammer as a good all rounder but as others have said, what suits one person may not suit another.
For a relative budget price though its Stanley for me, thanks Granddad

 

[littlespark]

I saw a wiha rep in the wholesalers trying to encourage a bunch of us to buy their electricians hammer. He wasn’t getting on well.

It’s short, lightweight and has a square head. Fine if you’re doing a lot of clipping, but useless for general nail knocking.

just a posh hammer for a tool tart.

 

[JAWS]

I have always used estwing hammers nothing else would feel right, must have left at least 2 or 3 onsite before.

 

[richy3333]

I have a WIHA (tin hat on). Had it 5 years or so. Mines branded Hultafors, but the same thing in black. The head is curved and does help if you are tacking stuff up by a ceiling or knocking out boxes. but is lighter in weight than a framing hammer. It gets used maybe 90% of the time. I also have an Estwing framing hamer around 22oz for heavier stuff.

 

[Julie.]

Got my hammer whilst working with Vattenfall in Sweden, nicked it off a guy called Thor, not seen another one like it.

In all seriousness - what size screws do you need it for?