What’s with Estwing’s “weight forward design” hammer?
Is this a fad or am I just getting old?
Any of you using it? How does it feel?
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One of the women I work with has one. I think it feels clumsy, but I only swing wood handles. She Loves it for stripping forms, but little else
I think it's a piece of junk! It's like swinging an off balanced "C" instead of swinging a sweet "T".
Great homeowner hammer but you won't find it hanging on my wall.
Estwings are built for life not for balance. I think they make a great hammer for Concrete form work or Demo Work.
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
Looks interesting, until I picked one up.
I think a rock would be a better whacker than one of those things.
Joe H
I'd rather use the palm of my hand, but my roofer loves that ugly little hammer.
What's with Estwing's "weight forward design" hammer?
They noticed a growing trend in "weight forward designed" carpenters and decided to capitalize on the trend with a new design. The smaller streamlined head makes it much easier to pull out from under protruding love handles. <G>
Kevin Halliburton
"The Greek comic poets, also, divided their plays into parts by introducing a choral song, ... they relived the actor's speeches by such intermissions." Vitruvious, (Book V)