Just to go along with the Ti hammer thread,
Is the only reason for a serrated head or waffle head on any hammer (except meat tenderizer) to allow the unskilled to get a non-skid solid hit more often <G>
PS: my coordination and skill level have dropped so much that I wont use anything BUT a waffle head for removing nails, just cant seem to hit those points exactly straight on anymore <G>
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The waffle marks on the wood also let us greenhorns know that the nail is all the way driven :)
...and the waffle marks on your greenhorn thumb look cooler when you smack it...Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.â€
haven't seen you around much.
I drift in and out, do more reading than posting. It's been a busy summer. I'm surprised anybody noticed - thanks.
They are for rough framing only. I've used one for years. They really grab the nail.
Yeah, they also look great on the window nail fin or frame for a greenhorn. LOL
"It is what it is."
You keep them waffle head hammers away from my cabinets!
That's called "distressing", Larry. - lol
I an distressing when someone walks by me cabinets wif a BIG hammer. LOL
I just finished a largish cabinet job and had to replace three kick panels and two pieces of scribe molding 'cause the GC's guys didn't mask them off when cleaning and sealing the tile floor and painting a wall. A hammer ding would have been nothing. - lol
On commercial jobs I was always getting on other subs about them being careless around my case work. My service counters made nice big workbenches to make things on and to assemble things on. I gave an electrical contractor a bill because they scratched my stuff. I was lucky I saw it happen and the boss was at the job site. On bigger jobs I even brought in a couple work benches for them to use. And I covered my stuff with cardboard.
Framed for years without a waffle head, whenI borrowed one from coworker one day, hit my thumb 3 times. Needless to say I don't think much of them.
most of the guys I work with, grind the waffles off as soon as they buy a hammer with them on.
I also think waffle head are less brittle and less likely to shear off. Many high polish hammers have sheared off on me. Several small pieces of metal stuck in me. The most recent one went in and stayed in, so went to the ER 2 weeks later and there is was on the bone!
My favorite hammer is an old waffle head that I ground about 90% of the waffles off (just after using it as a meat tenderizer) about 15 years ago.
Still use it for framing. 22 oz Vaughn. Actually was in a deposition about 12 years ago as I used it to dig to inspect the depth of topsoil regarding a lawsuit with some wack job)
Anyway, the minimal waffles seem to just keep the nails from slipping off when I almost miss them.
Man, I almost still remember the pain when I wacked my fingie
When I first bought a waffle head hammer I was told to beat on some iron with it before using it to drive nails.
When framing, I always used a waffle head. It significantly helps to keep the head from sliding off the nail. Most folks would think this only helps the novice but it acutally increases, in a dramatic fashion, the angle that a skilled worker can whack a nail in those weird spots that require specialied nailing techniques.
My TI basically flattened itself out and was suitable for interior trim. Since it was only 14 oz, it was light enough too. The only drawback was the size. The smaller hammer lengths give greater control and the smaller head is critical too because it's easier to hit the small nails in the sweet spot in many cases. If I intended to do much finishing at a all I'd get a ti trimmer of some sort.
Bob's next test date: 12/10/07