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   Jemcon | Oct 13, 2006 02:40am | #1

   I love my 20oz Hart deck hammer. The wood handle is very comfortable in my hand and the balance is great. I'd definetly buy another.

   I have been thinking of buying a titanium hammer though. They sound very easy on the elbow.

    

    

    

   Headstrong, I'll take on anyone!

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   woody1777 | Oct 13, 2006 02:51am | #2

   One word. STILLETTO.

   Ok more than one word. They could charge three times what they do now and it would still be a bargain. The Dead-On is nice too.

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   Jer | Oct 13, 2006 03:15am | #3

   Ditto on the Stilletto. The little 10 oz is a beaut.

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   DougU | Oct 13, 2006 07:06am | #4

   My old Stanley wooden handled hammer is the best one!

   Wouldnt trade for any of those fancy ones.

   But actually the best hammer is the one that fits your hand the best, dont matter what it looks like or what it cost.

   Doug

    

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   cannon | Oct 13, 2006 08:32am | #5

   duluge is the king for a framer's hammer in my book.  it just feels balanced and strong.  plus the nail holder thingy works really well.

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   McDesign | Oct 13, 2006 03:29pm | #6

   Hart Woody.  Modern redo of an old '40s West-coast framing hammer.

   Forrest

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   plumbbill | Oct 13, 2006 04:37pm | #7

   I am partial to the Hart¯ 25oz cal framer.

   I have seen the expensive fancy ones----- I abuse a hammer too much to pay that kind of money.

   Being a plumber I use a hammer more for demo than I do framing.

   But I like to build decks now & then + going & help some friends do some framing is actually fun & stress relieving for me.

   When asked why is there four engines on a 747------ "cause we couldn't fit six" a Boeing engineer

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   oldbeachbum | Oct 13, 2006 10:09pm | #10

   ..should plumbers be allowed to have a hammer ?   ;o)

   Hi Bill, how goes?...a bad day at the beach is better than a good day anywhere else... :)

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   IMERC | Oct 13, 2006 10:39pm | #11

   NO!

   look what happens when the get their hands on a saw... 

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->

   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   plumbbill | Oct 14, 2006 05:21am | #15

   More to the point what won't a plumber use as a hammer.

   I have my blue handled Channelhammer¯

   I have my 24" rigid adjustable hammer

   I have a 24" yellow Stabilahammer¯ with neat lil bubbles in it.

   I have a 14.4V Dewalt cordlesshammer with rechargable heads, & interchangable too.

   & last but not least I have my 6-8-10-& 12" crescenthammers¯

   Goes well ----had to keep a silver this mornin only about 3lbs thought I was in the weeds almost yanked her head right off---- oh well the kids scarfed it up at dinner.When asked why is there four engines on a 747------ "cause we couldn't fit six" a Boeing engineer

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   JDRHI | Oct 13, 2006 06:19pm | #8

   Try a Vaughn wood handle on for size.

   I've got a collection of various sizes, but I use a 20 oz. for almost everything.

   J. D. Reynolds

   Home Improvements

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   BenA | Oct 13, 2006 08:17pm | #9

   I like the stanley anitvibe hammer, they have a  tuning fork in handle that reduces vibration, If you compare to other hammers in a test you will feel the difference. good luck. check link below.

   http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=NAIL+HAMMERS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=51-162&SDesc=16+oz%2E+FatMax%26%23174%3B+Xtreme%26%23153%3B+AntiVibe%26%23174%3B+Curve+Claw+Nailing+Hammer

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   Tomrocks21212 | Oct 13, 2006 10:55pm | #12

   I used to use Vaughns, liked 'em a lot, but have been using Hart waffle heads for framing for years. Used to use a 25, but now prefer the 21 oz.
   Also have a 12 oz Hart straight claw for trimming.
   Used Plumb hammers many years ago, developed elbow pain that went away 2 weeks after switching to the Vaughn.
   I owned one rubber-handled hammer, either a Plumb or a Stanley, gave it away after a week. I'll take wood any day.

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    Gene_Davis | Oct 13, 2006 11:21pm | #13

    Here is a nice one from Lee Valley.  20 oz. head, fiberglass handle, rubber grip.  I think you can get it smooth faced or waffle.  A great nail puller, but with the angle of the puller part, you lose the ripping action you get with a more typical framing hammer.  The round face on each side of the head is a side-driving feature.

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   MisterT | Oct 14, 2006 12:01am | #14

   I got 16 and 22 oz Estwings.

   and a 21 oz. Douglas.

   I have not found anything as nice to use as my Estwings...

    

   Remember when a 300$ hammer was a Joke???#$&%(*$#

   Please excuse our mess....

   Tagline under reconstruction...

    

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   Timuhler | Oct 14, 2006 04:46pm | #16

   Gene,

   We used to use those hammers about 9 years ago.  They were ok, but the ones we had were a bit light.

   My mentor, Dave, would use it and loved it, but it looked like a duck to me so everytime he used it , we'd say "Quack quack quack quack"  it was pretty funny although you had to be there :-)

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   Heck | Oct 14, 2006 06:40pm | #17

   Funny. We called 'em 'bird hammers'  'cause they look like the blown glass drinking birds you used to see everywhere._______________________________________________________________

   my tagline has fallen, and can't get up

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   Gene_Davis | Oct 14, 2006 09:53pm | #18

   I don't do much framing, Tim, but when I do, my hammer is the Shark Tool version of that funny duck thing.

   At 24 oz. and with its long stick handle, it's a real beater.

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    JonW9 | Nov 13, 2014 01:50pm | #19

    Favorite hammer is a Stewart

    I love my Stewart hammer.  Its front face has a slot which makes it possible to pull out a 16 penny nail easily with one stroke.

    That can also be used to start a nail overhead.  And, that front "claw" is exactly right to straighten a 2x4.

    Unfortunately they are no longer made.  What a shame.

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   Edward005 | Nov 14, 2014 05:16am | #20

   Titaninum hammers are good and easy to work. You do not need to use your much power on it. This will make your work fast and easy.

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   BossHog | Nov 17, 2014 09:29pm | #21

   Do you realize you replied to a post that was 8 years old?

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   mark122 | Nov 17, 2014 09:32pm | #22

   he had to think about it before he answered.