MadTreefrog

Guys (and gals), the physics is simple! Force = Mass x Acceleration. Sir Isaac Newton figured that one out long ago! That's why I always use a 30 oz rubber mallet to pound nails with. Sure the nails don't go in very far and the hammer has a habit of bouncing back and smacking me in the forehead, but I know, I really know, because I learned in high school physics, that F=MA. The materials involved can make NO difference because that was never mentioned in my HS physics class!

Of course with less mass maybe it will hurt less when that titanium hammer bounces back!

By the way, I do own a titanium snake hook with an aircraft aluminum handle that I paid $125 for 25 years ago. It's great for flipping tin or wrangling rattlers and much lighter that a steel hook. But that's a hobby. Who would spend that kind of money for day in and day out work?