Cho

When I was a carpenter apprentice, My instructor told me never use hammer heavier than 23 oz. Unfortunately I did when I saw a 24 oz. hammer that sold for Cad$10 bucks in home centre. I got a minor strain and finally quit using that hammer.

While I was on site watching a framer using a "metal shank" framing hammer, I queried him if that "metal shank" help to absorb vibration. He gave me a positive answer and told me this is a titanium head hammer worth $300 (Cad). He was so admired of it. About a year a later, I met another crew who inmigrated from Toronto to Calgary to frame houses in our site. Again I saw a similar "metal shank" titanium hammer. I was surprised. Chatting with that young fellow, he told me how he loved that hammer more than any others.

Co-incident! How come 2 different framers never meeting each other got the same idea, viz love to use such a "metal shank" hammer that has lots of "triangular holes" in the shank? I did try to pound couple of spikes and came up with "Wow, what a difference!"

Now titanium hammer has come up in my mind. By the time I've saved enough money, this for sure will be my must buy hand tool in my wish list.