deancp1

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I built a deck for my mom over the 4th weekend using any old hammers she happened to have around. No planning because she didn't tell me about it before I arrived!
We had wooden handles, steel tube handles (!!), cast steel, etc. One guy was even banging nails with a 2 lb sledge... Needless to say - lots of bent-over nails and sore arms and thumbs.
I've been in the trades since the beginning - and I will always buy the most expensive tool if it does the job better. In my experience, the pleasure of using the finest tool is worth the extra money. My deck-building experience this weekend just put another nail in my position!