Grayvik hammers and such??

[1982fxr]

I got a Grayvik ball pein from HJE a while back. I think they advertise some of them as Vaughn Grayvik. Is Grayvik something owned by Vaughan??

 

[iroc409]

They are factory seconds for Vaughan. I have one and can't tell what the issue is.

 

[neophyte]

My understanding is that the Grayvik branded hammers are the "Seconds" or "blemished" hammers from Vaughan. Basically if they produce a batch of hammers that have dings or some other imperfection, Vaughan puts the blue paint on and labels it Grayvik. Some hammers of an older design they've stopped making and other items they're trying to close out may also get labelled Grayvik. One of the people from Epsteins posted some info on the Grayvik stuff in a past thread.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75326


I wouldn't be suprised if Vaughan sold some excess non-blemished stock as Grayvik due to the bad economy.

 

[zkling]

I THINK grayvik is like a factory second line of Vaughan. IIRC what I have read is if the item (say hammer for example) doesn't look as good as it should for the Vaughan name, but still works find, aka cosmetic flaw only. They slap the Grayvik name on it and sell it at a reduced price. A way of making a few bucks off a factory "oops".

Reference

http://toolguyd.com/vaughan-grayvik-hammers-deal-032013/

 

[d.mcfarland]

I ordered one from HJE very recently and it is actually just labeled as Vaughn. It's not perfect but well worth the money.

 

[TinKnocker]

I bought 2 grayvik tinners hammers and they are perfect. The head had paint as the vaughans are bare. I took a file to it. Great price. I couldnt be happier.