raw67

I've always been looking for an alternative to the big heavy steel hammer. Through the years many types have hung from my pouch, straight clawed and curved, fiberglass, steel, wooden, and graphite handles. I've had 28 oz. to 16 oz. and lots in between, but I have to say the best by far has to be my current hammer, a 16 oz. titanium stilleto. I must admit to being lured by it's bright shinyness and the "bling" factor, I mean come on if you can afford it there is a certain amount of prestige involved. It wasn't until after that I began to appreciate the lightness, the sweet curve of the axe style handle and the way it pounded nails as well as any hammer I've owned, without the fatigue and soreness that accompanied so many of my other choices. After the sticker shock wore off I found myself pulling nails and prying and hitting anything, even using the claws to dig with and the edge to scrape away at rough concrete, in other words treating it like I would any other hammer. It's not so shiny anymore but I wouldn't have it any other way. I also had to have the matching nail bar a bargain at about half the cost of the hammer.