Your Favorite Hammer

[KM223]

Hi!

Sometimes, yes.

Kind regards,
Oliver

SMF or SNG?

 

[JBradley500]

Hi!

Sometimes, yes.

Kind regards,
Oliver

Nice. I carry a large sebenza 21. Nothing like a quality folder.

 

[KM223]

In that instance it was an 5.11 Tactical Collector's edition SMF (WWII USMC Green handles, as they call it). But I also carry a Gen 6 SnG TS/black G10 or my Gen 1 SnG Tanto #'ed TS/green G10 from time to time.

Kind regards,
Oliver

Nice! Have several myself. IMOP best folder on the planet.

 

[arz71]

Compo-Cast MAC or Trusty Cook, anything but wood as they bounce all over the place.

 

[jeffmoss26]

If I have to pick one, it's this. My dad's claw hammer from my childhood which now sits in my box.

 

[ZRX61]

Well I want to play, but I have hammers in 5 drawers spread around several toolboxes. I shall grab a camera & go look.

 

[ZRX61]

oh, here ya go, L to R:
3lb Bronze that I picked up maybe $5 at an estate sale. Fitted new handle.
24oz Proto
20oz Fairmount
16oz no name, just "S" on the head, emigrated with me from the UK. Probably had it for 30 years.
16oz Demon
I decided to just go with BallPeins (& the bronze obviously). If I started including body hammers, drilling hammers, club hammers, crosspeins & welding hammers etc we'd be here all damn day

 

[SCMW]

Mine is a large brass hammer I made when I was still a tool & die maker at Parker Hannifin, I actually made the die that was used to forge that large brass tee, Its made from CA-377 forged brass, I made the handle on the lathe out of a piece of cold rolled steel and added a knurl on one end and threaded the other to go into the head, A great keep sake from my machinist days...

That's a beauty! Love the knurling.

 

[DemoFly]

http://www.lowes.com/pd_420263-42268-CRP-4F-K+34122_1z11pb1__?productId=50041780&pl=1

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Sheet metal hammer, made at John F. Nuner School in 8th grade on a SBL 7" shaper amongst other machines and hand tools (a lot of hand filing as well). Ca. 1974-1975

View media item 58951

 

[furd burple]

When I taught school I usually gave many of my graduates one of these:

I told them if they didn't loose it they will never have to buy another one.

That is really a handy size.

This hammer is a mean little *******. Nicely weighted, minimum vibes(no arm pump) no chips or dings on either striking face. Does not have that weird rotational twist that my at home chinese copy(craftsman) does. One of my best purchases in a 25+ year professional career as a mechanic. I bought mine about 5 years ago not knowing just how much of a step up this hammer was from what I had been using. When you really need to lay into something this hammer is the answer.

 

[senlow]

Just don't try to use it as a ratchet.

 

[Mastermind]

I'm sorta in search of a new favorite. Keep eying those little eastwing sledges. And the wiltons. Like my snappy cast ball peen for general tapping, my big blue point cross peen gave up on me a few weeks ago and put a dent in my box when the head came off. The new handle doesn't feel right. My 2lb stubby handle harbor freight has been my go to lately, but there is a lack of trust in our relationship.
I need a 2-3lb longer handle with a permanent attached head.

 

[Allaround]

J1434G Proto

 

[Maui]

My favorite hammer is whatever one I have in my hand that gets the job done.

Maui

 

[Jure]

+

 

[BD1]

I have way tooooooooooooooooo many to pick one favorite. However , now that I received my first assortment of the '' Trusty - Cook '' they have entered the picture. Those dead blows are AWESOME. I'm on a dead blow kick right now.

 

[cgrutt]

I have a few hammers but the one I find myself reaching for most often is the Snap-on ball peen deadblow. Had one for about 30 years. Handle dried out and shattered on my last one. Tracked down a Snap-on truck that was nearby and guy handed me a new one no questions asked. I had never even met him before. That's part of what I love about Snap-on (although admittedly, I don't have a lot of Snap-on hammers (air hammers excluded)). The dead blow ball peen just seems to be perfectly balanced and has enough brawn to get most jobs done while being small enough to work in a lot of situations. Rarely use a traditional claw hammer anymore as everything is driven by air or batteries now-a-days, LOL...

 

[jc5205]

I agree , the Snap on dead blow ball peen hammers are perfect

 

[sublime68charger]

This is mine nothing special but still my favorite,

And I just found it looking through my pics for this thread.

Not the best pic but it's in mid project of putting up window trim boards.

 

[jipps]

I got this Vlchek motorcycle hammer from my grand dad. Super handy to have around.

-Joe

That is the puppy's privates



My own favourite would have to be my Thor #2 Rawhide & Copper faced hammer.

 

[spotco2]

Some of y'all that's been around a while might remember seeing this one.

 

[PelicanPines]

These are small but by far... my favorite. I love the feel of the metal handles when I use them.

No clue about their origin as both were purchased as "tool lots" at yard sales.

 

[cgrutt]

These are small but by far... my favorite. I love the feel of the metal handles when I use them.

No clue about their origin as both were purchased as "tool lots" at yard sales.

Those are cool. Is there a screwdriver in the handle of the small one?

Like this http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-indestro-mfg-co-machinist-1671189281

 

[Rileysan]

These are small but by far... my favorite. I love the feel of the metal handles when I use them.

No clue about their origin as both were purchased as "tool lots" at yard sales.

These look like typical high school machine shop projects. We made something similar when I was in HS.

Brian

 

[Rileysan]

I have a few. The first is my Estwing 30oz framing hammer I purchased new back in the early 90s. I have put this hammer through hell and back but like the Energizer bunny, it keeps going and going ...

The second is a vintage Craftsman claw hammer that I recently acquired and cleaned up for use in the house where it will stay clean.

The final is a vintage Zenith Marshall Wells 7oz claw hammer I found at a thrift store and cleaned up for my wife to use to hang pictures.

Brian

 

[PelicanPines]

Those are cool. Is there a screwdriver in the handle of the small one?

Like this http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-indestro-mfg-co-machinist-1671189281

LOL... you made me put my hammer in a vise to yank it apart... but nope... no screwdriver. Both are solid.

As far as HS projects... could be... they look hand made. I have two others that are very similar. The larger hammer pictured came with a hand made pin punch with changeable pins. Very well made. Come to think of it... there was a machinist block set in there too ... also hand made with the makers name and dated 1957.

 

[cgrutt]

Sorry...

I think there may be a fishing pole in the larger one

 

[WhiskeyRanger]

When I started my apprenticeship, they gave us a set of 3. I think the 430 is my favorite.

 

[Banjorear]

I'm posting three for they are my favorites under three different circumstances.

All garage sale finds. Brass one needed a new handle. Love the partial Craftsman decal on the CM one.

 

[cgrutt]

Is the size 30mm/40mm the diameter of the face? What is the "plastic" face made out of? These seem like awesome hammers. Quick google only shows them to be available on ebay though?

 

[Drill]

Maybe not my favorite, but the only picture I have on me. Rescued from a field lightly bead blasted and rough polished faces, plus a new handle. One face is flat and one has a slight crown to it.

 

[txvwnut]

Hey Ryan I think I have your hammers twin. Like I said in my earlier post I got it off the Mac truck over thirty years ago.

 

[ryan20021982]

Mainly do construction so here is mine Vaughan FS99, the 2 newer ones are extras in the garage and the other stays in the truck.

 

[riscal33]

Does this count?

 

[maico]

The club end of splitting mauls are useful to whack things really hard caveman like.

Gransfors Bruks

 

[Squankum]

I have many hammers now, but this one is a favorite of mine. It was the first hammer I got that wasn't a carpenter's hammer, about 20... or 30... years ago. It taught me to appreciate a heavy head and a short swing or mere tap, under control, using the wrist and a little elbow, not really anything involving moving the shoulder.

Sears 3 lb. driling hammer, $16ish
http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-...p-00938311000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

That Estwing tempts me, but I think this one gets me most of the way there, and I don't think it will ever die at the rate I'm going.

 

[jayrush13]

This one my Dad made from an old broken Bonney ratchet and a ball peen head it's my go to hammer for most smaller things

 

[Jim Diesel]

Some of my favorite hammers are ones that i have made or found with no markings. I like the brand Plumb and Thor for all my ball pein and club hammers

Also SP for dead blows

 

[Rileysan]

This one my Dad made from an old broken Bonney ratchet and a ball peen head it's my go to hammer for most smaller things

Another local! Hoping neither of our teams get "hammered" today in the first round of the NCAA tourney!

Brian