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Martinez Tools Titanium Hammer?
- Thread starter hautpot
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gdocktor3
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Look at this and read from 1995 on. https://www.stiletto.com/t-about.aspx
In other words, Stiletto is a "straight up copy" of Martinez...
In other words, Stiletto is a "straight up copy" of Martinez...
PBCampbell
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Looks to be a true claim. He used to own Stiletto.
woody 73
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I would love to own that Martinez hammer but alas...that $200.00 dollar price tag is out of my pay range. Thank you for the History lesson!
gdocktor3
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What is the advantage ?
From the website I linked above -
Why Titanium, you ask? Titanium hammer heads, at nearly half the weight of steel, have ten times less recoil shock than steel, significantly reducing the risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other stress related injuries. With a common steel hammers, up to 30% of the kinetic energy created by the user's swing can be lost to recoil vibration, which can be transferred down the handle to the users arm. This energy that is normally lost to recoil with Steel is more efficiently transferred to the nail using a Titanium hammer. This is why the Stiletto Titanium will drive nails as well as the heavier hammers without the extra effort and weight.
azad
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By coincidence, I met Mark Martinez the owner Martinez tools and former owner of Stilleto this week. He came off as a nice but very driven individual.
DFB
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The Tool Tyrant
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FWIW, I'd take my old trusty super well balanced PLUMB framing ax any day of the week for serious framing. I tried one of the Stiletto's when they first came out and personally, they didn't show me anything along with the fact that the heads were too soft.
I hand nailed for years before nail guns became the rage, so I've tried quite a few 'Gotta have' hammers and none could compare to my Plumb ax.
I hand nailed for years before nail guns became the rage, so I've tried quite a few 'Gotta have' hammers and none could compare to my Plumb ax.
Empty Pockets
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Nice concept, but a little out of my price range
PBCampbell
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Nice concept, but a little out of my price range
I think so too. $200 will get a pretty decent nail gun and another $20 tops for a pretty decent hammer to knock home any stickouts.