Estwing 22oz Hammertooth Hammer

[Mridolfo]

Sears has an Estwing 22oz. Hammertooth Hammer for $16.72 with free shipping.

Amazon's cheapest price is $31.22

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00938373000P

Regards

 

[Digital4n6]

Mine arrived yesterday. Hammer is good, but the "hammertooth" looks like it will become a problem getting caught on stuff. For the price, definitely worthwhile.

 

[nicksnothereman]

Mine arrived yesterday. Hammer is good, but the "hammertooth" looks like it will become a problem getting caught on stuff. For the price, definitely worthwhile.

I don't get it...they put a fin on it? I see what they want it to do (by pictures) but does anyone actually need that feature?

 

[Digital4n6]

Likely a "feature" by a designer trying to come up with something new... but no one wanted. Hammers have been pretty much the same design for generations, only improving the materials and fabrication techniques. Don't really see a need for that fin thing, just gets in the way, but the price reflects that unwanted appendage.

 

[Wrenches of Death]

Mine arrived yesterday. Hammer is good, but the "hammertooth" looks like it will become a problem getting caught on stuff. For the price, definitely worthwhile.

Bench grinder..........de-fanged!

Ever notice that most of the "new and improved" stuff really isn't "improved"?


WoD

 

[thewatusi]

The "fin" is for twisting a warped 2x and holding it straight while shooting a couple of nails with a gun.

Definitely a useful feature if you're framing a house.

 

[zeekh]

The "fin" is for twisting a warped 2x and holding it straight while shooting a couple of nails with a gun.

Definitely a useful feature if you're framing a house.

I can see hoe it would be helpful

 

[cheechi]

When you add it to the cart, it shows as full price this morning. The deal might be dead. In either case, I don't want it bad enough to fight with Sears over it.

 

[In The Doghouse]

$16.72 for me here, but I don't know that I really need it. I found the 1 review rather humorous: " This 22 ounce hammer is harder than most nails and really pounds them into wood!"

 

[frugalscotty]

The "fin" is for twisting a warped 2x and holding it straight while shooting a couple of nails with a gun.

Definitely a useful feature if you're framing a house.

Perhaps some carpenters can confirm but I've heard that the quality of lumber has declined greatly in the last decade. This hammer feature seems designed in response to dealing with this problem. (twisted boards)

 

[JR 42]

Perhaps some carpenters can confirm but I've heard that the quality of lumber has declined greatly in the last decade. This hammer feature seems designed in response to dealing with this problem. (twisted boards)

I'm not a carpenter, but Estwing has offered this hammer for decades. I recall seeing ads in mid-1980's Fine Homebuilding for it; a keyword search of the US patent office doesn't yield the patent, so it must have been issued prior to 1975 I think.

I think you're right about lumber quality (the doug fir used for framing here in the Pacific Northwest was very very good at least through the 1960's from what I saw working salvage), but I think folks would say the older wood was better regardless.

 

[Trucky]

Likely a "feature" by a designer trying to come up with something new... but no one wanted. Hammers have been pretty much the same design for generations, only improving the materials and fabrication techniques. Don't really see a need for that fin thing, just gets in the way, but the price reflects that unwanted appendage.

Might want to just google the darn thing before you make yourself look a little bit on the rusty side, yanno?

Video showing just what the heck the "fin" does

 

[owenst7]

Likely a "feature" by a designer trying to come up with something new... but no one wanted. Hammers have been pretty much the same design for generations, only improving the materials and fabrication techniques. Don't really see a need for that fin thing, just gets in the way, but the price reflects that unwanted appendage.

Bench grinder..........de-fanged!

Ever notice that most of the "new and improved" stuff really isn't "improved"?


WoD

I can see neither one of you are framers I used mine daily when I was.

You need to go a real lumber yard if you don't want warped, knotty lumber. Pretty sure the box stores only carry 1s and 2s. Even then, you still need to hand pick all your boards and look them over. It was always this way in my experience, although I'm younger than many of you, and Alaska always seemed to get the bottom of any barrel (except seafood).

 

[nicksnothereman]

The "fin" is for twisting a warped 2x and holding it straight while shooting a couple of nails with a gun.

Definitely a useful feature if you're framing a house.

That's great...then why do you need a hammer if you got a nail gun?

Bunk I tells ya! Shouldn't be using boards with twist if you're framing a house.

 

[Wrenches of Death]

I can see neither one of you are framers I used mine daily when I was.

I'm not a professional carpenter. I've never even had the chance to play one on TV. But, I've framed a few houses over the years and and have built a number of barns and out-buildings. I've been living in this house since the early 1980's. It was a "pay as you go" project that I cleared, leveled, formed, poured, framed, roofed, trimmed, plumbed, and wired. I had a friend do the sheetrock and another do the floors. It survived the eyewall of Katrina and a decent sized pin oak falling on it so I guess I got it kinda close to right.

I built my first tweakers out of scrap lumber and carriage head bolts as needed. For floor joists, a three foot handle was nice. Later, I advanced to angle/flatbar/water pipe, etc. A friend lost my last revision one a while back and replaced it with a store bought one. It's a no name copy that looks like the Mayhew. It really makes the "shark fin" gadget like comparing a bumper jack to a twin post rack.

There are a lot designs out there by a number of companies that are far more clever than the Mayhew design though. Some are even adjustable. If I was making a living doing that type of work today, I'd probably have a couple of different designs of them to try and cover a few extra applications. I'm going to have to stand by my original idea of using a bench grinder to defang that hammer though. I can easily forsee that that fin will end up drawing blood of the user.

Google "lumber tweaker" and then hit "images".

Adding that "shark fin" to the hammer is like putting a built-in can and bottle opener on your favorite beer mug or your framing hammer. Will it work, hell yeah! Is it a good idea, or really needed? Now, be honest...........

WoD

 

[zporta]

that would be a pain to pull out of a nail apron 100 times a day

 

[Mridolfo]

I guess I was wrong thinking the fine was for improved aerodynamics.

 

[Parrothead]

I guess I was wrong thinking the fin was for improved aerodynamics.

If ever there was a hammer made for Parrotheads...

 

[nicksnothereman]

I guess I was wrong thinking the fine was for improved aerodynamics.

That's what I thought at first. Don't worry bro it'll be our secret.

 

[Wrenches of Death]

I guess I was wrong thinking the fine was for improved aerodynamics.

It still could be a secret tribute to Harley Earl!

WoD