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Posted by Joseph Handy on December 20, 2006, 12:21 pm
Hello Group
I would like some advice concerning framing hammers. What are some of your
preferences regarding brands, types of handles, weights, mill faced vs.
smooth etc. Harbor Freight offers some nice looking very inexpensive
hammers. Would I be better of to just by an Estwing or a Vaughan? Any info
wahtsoever will be appreciated.
JH
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Posted by Willshak on December 20, 2006, 3:23 pm
Joseph Handy wrote:
> Hello Group
> I would like some advice concerning framing hammers. What are some of your
> preferences regarding brands, types of handles, weights, mill faced vs.
> smooth etc. Harbor Freight offers some nice looking very inexpensive
> hammers. Would I be better of to just by an Estwing or a Vaughan? Any info
> wahtsoever will be appreciated.
>
> JH
>
>
>
I prefer a 16", 22 oz. Estwing. I have a smooth faced and a checkered
faced framer, plus an Estwing rocker's hammer.
The 16" length makes a quick OC measurement in framing.
I really bought the Estwings because I like the 'ring' it makes when
hammering.
--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, delete the double zeroes after @
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Posted by Glenn on December 20, 2006, 7:34 pm
I always used a 20 oz curved claw hammer with a wood handle. I
consider the Estwing a club especially if it is a straight claw.
I never liked the wrist shock. :)
I used a 13 oz wood handle for trim but now it's all nailers
anyway.
> Joseph Handy wrote:
>> Hello Group
>> I would like some advice concerning framing hammers. What are
>> some of your preferences regarding brands, types of handles,
>> weights, mill faced vs. smooth etc. Harbor Freight offers some
>> nice looking very inexpensive hammers. Would I be better of to
>> just by an Estwing or a Vaughan? Any info wahtsoever will be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> JH
>>
>>
> I prefer a 16", 22 oz. Estwing. I have a smooth faced and a
> checkered faced framer, plus an Estwing rocker's hammer.
> The 16" length makes a quick OC measurement in framing.
> I really bought the Estwings because I like the 'ring' it makes
> when hammering.
>
> --
> Bill
> in Hamptonburgh, NY
> To email, delete the double zeroes after @
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Posted by Bob Morrison on December 20, 2006, 3:53 pm
In a previous post Joseph Handy wrote...
> Hello Group
> I would like some advice concerning framing hammers. What are some of your
> preferences regarding brands, types of handles, weights, mill faced vs.
> smooth etc. Harbor Freight offers some nice looking very inexpensive
> hammers. Would I be better of to just by an Estwing or a Vaughan? Any info
> wahtsoever will be appreciated.
>
I have a 24 oz wood handled hammer I like to use for framing and lighter
hammers for other tasks. Some have wood handles, some fiberglass handles.
Never liked a steel shank on my hammers.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com
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Posted by dpb on December 20, 2006, 4:34 pm
Joseph Handy wrote:
> Hello Group
> I would like some advice concerning framing hammers. What are some of your
> preferences regarding brands, types of handles, weights, mill faced vs.
> smooth etc. Harbor Freight offers some nice looking very inexpensive
> hammers. Would I be better of to just by an Estwing or a Vaughan? Any info
> wahtsoever will be appreciated.
Unless you're a pro you'll probably not be able to tell much
difference. Sorta' like the student violin, until one reaches a
certain level of proficiency, a Strad is pretty much lost investment.
OTOH, I've always been of the "buy quality" school for even things I
wasn't very proficient in originally I figured I'd develop the school
over time. So, then it boils down to how much you envision using it
and other less tangibles. In general, I've found the cheap Chiwanese
import hammers to be quite inferior in material, particularly in having
either very soft faces or very hard, brittle ones. What they have now,
in particular, who knows????
As for preference, I have Estwings and Vaughans and others as well.
Prefer for actual framing 32 oz fiber-glass handle, checkered face.
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