Stanley Bostich Hammer

[mrholeshot]

My son was over yesterday (and today) building me some overhead storage in my garage. The handle split on his Estwing hammer and my claw hammer selection is pretty narrow so I loaned him one of mine. I decided i would go to Lowes (any excuse will do) and exchange his hammer for a new one while he was using one of my Plumb claw hammers. I forgot that lowes dropped the Estwing line so I was out of luch there and Friday 5 oclock traffic into Myrtle Beach is a bit much so I picked up a Bostich Antivibe 16oz ripping hammer (hey it looked wicked) and told him to use it until he could get down to HD to exchange his. After an hour of use he wasn't giving the hammer back, lol he told me to take the Estwing back when I could and keep it. he is a professional constuction worker by trade and was blown away by this hammer. made in China but he says it's so much eaiser on his hand it's unreal. He said "Daddy, you may one to get you one of these" I thought I did, lol I havent tried it out but if he picked it over an Estwing it must be pretty good. Here is a link

http://www.lowes.com/pd_58944-355-51-853_4294857565_4294937087?productId=3236731&Ns=p_product_rating|0&pl=1&currentURL=/pl_Hammers%2B_4294857565_4294937087_?rpp=15$No=15$Ns=p_product_rating|0

 

[Coach James]

holeshot, you live north or south of Myrtle beach? One of my best friends lives in Tabor City. 5pm traffic in that area is horrible, especially in summer time.

Coach

 

[mrholeshot]

holeshot, you live north or south of Myrtle beach? One of my best friends lives in Tabor City. 5pm traffic in that area is horrible, especially in summer time.

Coach

I live just west of Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle. I can be in either place in about 15 minutes (12 minutes if I push it) I'm kind of in a triangle. I can be it Tabor City (aka razor city) in about 20 minutes. The summertime traffic going ito Myrtle beach and NMB is horrible on Friday and horrible coming out of the beaches on Sunday. I go through Tabor city quite a bit. I stop by Dales seafood when I'm out that way. I'm sure your friend knows that place well

 

[ATTappman]

Linky help: Bostitch hammer

 

[Coach James]

I live just west of Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle. I can be in either place in about 15 minutes (12 minutes if I push it) I'm kind of in a triangle. I can be it Tabor City (aka razor city) in about 20 minutes. The summertime traffic going ito Myrtle beach and NMB is horrible on Friday and horrible coming out of the beaches on Sunday. I go through Tabor city quite a bit. I stop by Dales seafood when I'm out that way. I'm sure your friend knows that place well

He likes Dales, did that use to be Mr. Joes?. He used to being me BBQ from the little Mr. Joes counter in the gas station on the state line by T.C. We used to go to Myrtle a lot in the summer, but we limit ourselves to winter time as much as possible.

Coach

 

[MrMark]

How did he break an Estwing steel hammer handle?

The Bostich is an EXACT Tiawanese copy of the Estwing. A blatant rip off of the Estwing design made by Americans. I fail to see how it could be better than something it is a direct copy of.

 

[mrholeshot]

He likes Dales, did that use to be Mr. Joes?. He used to being me BBQ from the little Mr. Joes counter in the gas station on the state line by T.C. We used to go to Myrtle a lot in the summer, but we limit ourselves to winter time as much as possible.

Coach

Mr Joes was the the forks on the NC/SC line. Dales is up a few miles off the line.

 

[mrholeshot]

How did he break an Estwing steel hammer handle?

The Bostich is an EXACT Tiawanese copy of the Estwing. A blatant rip off of the Estwing design made by Americans. I fail to see how it could be better than something it is a direct copy of.

The handle split (the rubber part) and came off the steel handle. The Bostich has a bigger face and has some sort of nail holder for doing overhead nailing. He showed me how it works and it's pretty neat. He says the Vibration is way down compared to the Estwing. I don't drive enough nails to grasp onto the concept be he says it feels really nice. He has been using it all day today. I'm sure his estwing probably felt the same way when it was new. As far as the way it looks it is a very high quality product no matter where it comes from. I'm not real crazy about a Tiawan tool but just because Americans designed it doesn't mean someone else even Tiawan can't improve upon the original design. I don't know how well it will hold up over time as only time will tell but as far as fit and finish and apperance it's better than the Estwing. Sad but true

Is it a better tool? I don't have a clue. I think it's really sad that Lowes doesn't give you a choice by dropping Estwing alltogether. It also bothers me they put in that cheap *** Greenlee line of tools and some other off the wall asian brand and removed the Klein line of tools. I'm really like Klein tools. They also took out Fluke meters. I do know that the Bostich is only about a dollar or two cheaper that the Estwing. I'm sure the profit margin is probably twice as much. Just bothers me they took away the option. home Depot still carries Estwing. I'm sure all the construction workers in this area arn't real happy estwing isn't in lowes.

 

[MrMark]

My mistake. That hammer is a Stanley design, not a Estwing copy. The anti-vibe is a Stanley feature. I have never tried it and I won't because I want nothing to do with Stanley and I love Estwing hammers.

 

[lwlobo]

I used my father-in-laws Stanley Fat Max Anti-vibe claw hammer solid for a week one time. I was using it mainly for demo-ing several layers of old siding on their house. It was bigger, 20oz? It was an awesome hammer. Loved it, almost stole it when we left. The anti-vibe is a great design.

 

[Indy_500]

sears also carries estwing

 

[MrMark]

Stanley did copy the Estwing design and filled Lowes with that copy when Lowes deleted Estwing. The anti-vibe sits right alongside the Estwing copy. Buy em up.

 

[mrholeshot]

I wouldn't have bought it given a choice over the Estwing. I wasn't about to spend 3 hours to go 10 miles while my son needed a hammer. No matter the COO or who made it, it works great, my son loves it (drove 10lbs of 16's with it today) and it is well made.

 

[MrMark]

If your son drove 10 lbs of 16's with a 16 ounce hammer today he is one hell of a man. You would think he would have used a framing hammer, not a finish hammer.

I don't know where you came up with the "fit and finish" of the Bostich hammer is nicer than the Estwing. I have Estwing and I have looked at the copies and there is no appreciable difference as Stanley did a remarkable job of copying. They copied absolutely everything short of the handle color. The fit and finish on the Estwing is flawless. If you were looking at an old beat up Estwing that had been beat to the point the handle came off, well yeah, the new Bostich may have a better finish.

 

[theWORLDSaNAIL]

The anti-vibe feature is a steel tuning fork in the handle that is what cuts the reactive forces. When you strike something with it the force goes down the handle and dissipate in the two prongs of the tuning fork that's whats under rubber handle just don't use the handle as and adjustment tool and the hammer well last for a long time.

 

[mrholeshot]

If your son drove 10 lbs of 16's with a 16 ounce hammer today he is one hell of a man. You would think he would have used a framing hammer, not a finish hammer.

I don't know where you came up with the "fit and finish" of the Bostich hammer is nicer than the Estwing. I have Estwing and I have looked at the copies and there is no appreciable difference as Stanley did a remarkable job of copying. They copied absolutely everything short of the handle color. The fit and finish on the Estwing is flawless. If you were looking at an old beat up Estwing that had been beat to the point the handle came off, well yeah, the new Bostich may have a better finish.

Not only did he drive the nails but he cut the lumber and bolted boards to steel walls. The reason he doesn't care for a framing hammer is he can drive a 16 in two strokes and he doesn't have to carry two hammers on his belt. He isn't a framer by trade either. He was framing and laying plywood at the same time. He says the 16oz is easier on the wrist as well.

Ive been around tools all my life and each one of my sons who have started in constuction or needed a hammer I bought it. That covers quite a few Estwing hammers. I'm not so stupid as to compare a 10 year old Estwing against a new Bostich. I see both quite often. While I'm not a carpenter I pay attention to what most of them use. Before Estwing was the end all of all Hammers most professional carpenters carried a Plumb.

The COO of a tool ( the real hidden agenda here) doesnt carry much weight anymore. If it did a danaher (aka craftsman) ratchet should be a better tool than Blue Point. It's not. Made in the USA doesn't carry as much clout as it use to. I don't like that fact but it is a fact nonetheless. Back in the 80's when Chrysler was going down the crapper it was not only because of poor quality vehicles but of better vehicles coming out of Japan. Because of better vehicles coming out of another COO American vehicles are now built better. The same holds true for tools. lead, follow or get out of the way. Estwing is no exception. My sons who do construction are ******** estwing users. Using the bostich may not last more than a few weeks before he buys another Estwing. All I can tell you is for right now he loves the Bostich. He won't blow smoke up my *** just because I bought it. I didn't raise my kids like that. They know I want an honest opinion.

The one thing I can tell you is that while it bears a strong resemblance to the Estwing it's not an exact copy.