Estwing AL-PRO Aluminum Framing Hammer - 14 oz Straight Rip Claw with Smooth Face & Shock Reduction Grip - ALBL

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My 22oz takes a lot of abuse chipping concrete and hitting clips up, I use the neck as a hatchet to split wood for scabbing concrete holes. I thought the point of a light weight (solid titanium) hammer was to enable you to increase the velocity of the head to deliver more energy to the nail. The grip reduces what vibration makes it to my hand and offers a pretty comfortable yet secure grip. Lighter than steel and more resistant to the transfer of vibration, titanium is too soft to drive nails so Stiletto's hammers are equipped with hardened steel striking faces.

From what I can tell, the Estwing Al-Pro hammer is the industry’s first professional aluminum-handled dead blow framing hammer.

The downside to this design is that it seems to transmit more vibration to the arm of the user than hammers with handles made from wood, composites, or advanced materials such as titanium. I do take pleasure in writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are wasted simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Hammers have been around for a long time, and major brands have long figured out how to make a good hammer.

Invented by Earnest Estwing, this type of hammer has been produced since 1923 by the company he founded. It would appear to mean they could made a 14 oz hammer out of steel and avoid of the other issues and end up cheaper and easier to product. Our machinery range includes, lathes, bandsaws, table saws, spindle moulders, planers and thicknessers and pillar drills as well as dust extractors, welders and water pumps. But, how your contractor or any contractor spends his money, be it a side by side atv, snowmobile, RV….Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

I think a big part of investing in yourself is taking care of what you have and not letting it get stolen. But as nice as those hammers are, even with their poly fiberglass handles, one of our favorites is still the Powerstrike Framing Hammer.At home, Kenny’s dad made the family budget stretch further by doing many DIY repairs around the house. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Toolstation Ltd, acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH.

But when it comes to premium wood or poly-fiber handles paired with titanium heads, it sits comfortably among them as their peer. If you have an elbow problem and an expensive hammer lets you keep on keeping on, then it’s well worth it. The hammer has a magnetic nail starter and like most other Estwings, a thick nylon-rubber grip to eliminate shock. Pencil neck” had a perfectly valid point, guys that spend top dollar on absolutely everything have to turn that profit, so they charge more. This is much the same rationale as the bicycle industry – aluminum offers high strength and lighter weight than steel, though steel has better vibration dampening properties in general.From his dad, he was able to learn irrigation, landscaping, car maintenance, basic electrical, and more. The brands, tool choices they use, and amount spent always turns into some kinda character argument about how talented or smart someone is. We would also like to use cookies which enhance the functionality of the site, these are non-essential cookies.