Office_Monkey

My days of swinging a hammer are distant memory but I have two comments: First it is unfortunate that rarely are we taught how to properly swing a hammer allowing it to do the work, so much for the days of true apprenticeships. There would be far fewer "complaints" if more swingers understood the mechanics of driving a nail. I seen too many kids either not holding a hammer correctly or trying to drive a nail with their body to care to mention. Besides what small percent of nails are actually hand driven anymore? My second comment is directed at the manufacturer. I presume most of us understand that titanium is a more expensive metal and a little more difficult to produce tools from but when the "premium price" is four times or more that a good steel hammer I can't help but feel that I'm the one that's getting "yanked" in the wallet. If we as working contractors were to communicate the message to the manufacturers were smarter than that and won't pay a YUPPIE price" the price would be more reasonable. I would venture to bet that maybe half the hammers being hyped here spend more time on a wall in some weekend warriors garage than on a toolbag getting used on a daily basis.