hi does any one have any opinions on the estwing weight forward hammer. i can not decide whether to buy one or not
I tried one and thought it was a horrible thing. I expect I'm a bit biased though as I've been using the same two hammers for a very long time.
Yes i got one of the earlier ones it was a 22oz & was always brought up with 20oz i did'nt like it either but now i think they have got a lighter also the old had square heads now there is a round with chequared face would'nt mint testing one i'm going to the tool fair @ Harrogate later in the month should be some there to test & the rest cant wait
if you want a decent hammer buy a Vaughan 16oz titanium, estwings are kids hammers with a tiny head and a handle you can only hold in one place
Re-inventing the wheel if you ask me, having said that I've never used one. Dont have any problems with my hammer, Stanley Anti-vibe for me plus about a million blue strikes lying around my workshop for when I need one there and then. I seemed to go through a phase of losing hammers then buying a temporary blue strike then finding the original one then leaving the blue strike in the workshop then going through the whole thing again! . I know the Antivibe is a bit of a mass market tool but it works well for me
Ha Ha Ha!!, your like me with hammers, Ive got so many of them ranging from roofing/estwing to stanley 160z to 20z to ball/cross pein ect, always loosing the decent ones, and then temporarily buying cheapy ones for different jobs to replace the pros. End result= a lot of cheap hammers, with no where to store them!!
I had one, didn't like the handle material, shape or the weight forward balance (can't tap the chisels with the side) Replaced it with a douglas tool, great hammer
yes for me the axe handle is much easyer to hold. in diffrent places the eswing only has one decent grip position
the Estwing only has one decent grip position If you're going to use it properly, there's only one place to hold any hammer.
if you buy a hammer with a decent length shaft and learn to use it properly you will find many different positions to hold it for many different situations and the estwing will feel like a useless kids toffee hammer
I haven't used my 20oz estwing since getting a Douglas, just feels too heavy. Each to there own though, I'm not saying its the best hammer in the world but to me it's the best I've used. If I get brave enough I'll try a titanium one
had the 18 oz douglas for about 3 years & wish i'd bought the 20 oz i think the 18 oz is that little bit to light for me, sometimes feels like its bouncing back when striking chisels in hardwood.
Sharper chisels or a firmer whack or if my old tutor is reading always use a beech mallet with chisels only cowboys use a claw hammer