When I was first starting to build, the old timer that was teaching me said that exact line to me. But it went like this. Stephan, you are like lighting with that hammer! Thanks so much! I was super encouraged. Lightning never strikes the same spot twice. Oh :/ I was super discouraged, but it motivated me to not hear that line again.
Well it does in the sense that i would never use a metal handle if i was doing this all day, nothing absorbs impact like good ole american hickory or ash wood in general
@@tack3411 You're right but that's it, titanium Transfers up to 97% of the energy directly to the nail. We're as steel hammer only transfers about 70%. Which means less felt vibration with a titanium hammer and fewer swings to pound a nail.
So my line of work affords me a lot of gun range time. Me and my co-workers are always talking crap about our shooting abilities. Just know; your "Stormtrooper" comment will become my primary 💩 talking line moving forward! Thanks for sharing...🤣😭😂‼️
He is changing hammers each time, as a pseudo blacksmith but full time fabricator, if you change anything about my hammers or my tig torch it will throw me off for the first hour or two. Also framing is not precise and hammers in general aren’t precise
In the 70s it was the Plumb 28 oz rigging axe, in the 80s the original Hart Framer in the 90s the original Douglas titanium, in the 2000s the Stiletto hammer. Since I’m semi retired now I can’t tell you about the newer Martinez hammers.
I read the second one as fart hammer and had myself a good chuckle , as a plumber i use hammers but usually only to break cast iron pipe into manageable chunks.
Own the stilletto but prefer the martinez. It's top heavy like those oldschool ones. Just feels better for hitting shit with. Mind you I don't really need to use my hammer as a hammer all that much. Use the claw as a pry bar more than anything. Maybe a little tappa tappa here and there. But sheit, most of those times too i just use the nail gun already in my hand 😂
Young guy here(23 (licensed GC and carpenter)) Started on a Eswing (from my carpenter grandfather), bought my first wood handled 14oz stiletto within my first year, bought the TB3 had it for a few months, used my buddy’s M1 and I was hooked. Bought both the m1 waffle face and the m4 dimple face to switch up between framing and everything else. Nobody needs $400 hammers… however, if my Martinez got stolen, I’d immediately go out and buy another.
I’ve always rocked the Vaughans. They are cheap enough that I can buy several to keep in different tool boxes or trucks. When I loose them it’s not a huge deal. I also appreciate that their brand has been around for like 200 years. If I was really gunna get into production framing I’d probably buy a Stiletto or something fancy just for my tool belt. I’d still have the Vaughans conveniently stashed places. Lately I’ve been doing drywall and I hardly use the hatchet enough to want a fancy one.
Vaughans are badass!! I just got a 19oz to try out and I’ve used it all week let me tell you … I’ll be using them for good now I just tossed my 28oz dewalt 😂 even if it’s not vaughn I’m gonna be using a curved wood handled hammer for the rest of my life/career
It's still an extension of your body. A Carpenter's Hammer is like Harry Potter and his Wand. A Samurais Sword. A Cowboys Horse. "This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine..."
Your swinging technique is important when framing all day. You can swing any hammer. It's just the hammer that you like and enjoy. I've had using a 14 oz Setletto for 25 years.
I commend you for your bravery. Any social media post involving a skill or trade always gets the "ive been doing this for 1200 years and you suck" typs comments and they get so annoying.
I enjoyed it and to all you haters out there.. you get your butts out there and record yourself and not make mistakes. I be over the moon to let ya frame our house.
California framer used hickory handles and when the hammer head was returned, i would keep the handles for the BBQ, and i went through a lot of hammers in my 23yrs of carpentering
In my experience, you want a $40-$60 hammer. You want something well balanced with a good comfortable grip, but beyond that it's just a waste of money. The only difference between a $40 ox and a $300 stiletto is the stiletto is less tiring to swing all day, but on the other side of that, it's also not going to build as much muscle.
As I got older I developed a form of arthritis between my thumb and forefinger where you grip a hammer. Going with a stiletto was worth every penny to ease the stress on my hand.
Moral of the story, just what you like or fits in your hand best, love the look of a delluge or older framing hammers, but that dewalt is fine for a starters. Or go classic with an estwing
Let’s be honest , is everyone fucking hammering tf out’ve a nail everytime or?? Because Im a carpenter and i own a M1 . never have I ever sledged tf out’ve a nail like that.
I'm still rockin' my old 20oz. Stanley. Always wanted to upgrade to an Estwing... But that wood handled Stiletto felt like I had my own member in my hand (sex appeal-wise, not weight or length).
I could go all day with my 23oz California framer. it was guaranteed for life and I would pick up the broken handles from the other carpenters and get a new one so I always had more than handy. that hammer was SET, DRIVE all day long
Give a framer 6 different hammers and they will all do this for 2 reasons. A. Someone is watching and ready to give them shit. B. If they never miss with theirs, now the are micro adjusting for all these different hammer.
Umm,Eastwing is mine of choice.I never work with anyone unless they have one as well.I have the same Eastwing for years and find they are the most balanced and don't tear up tour wrist. BACK IN THE DAY,the old timers would call those 'mule kicks' on the lumber with those hammer dents.I use that term with newbies and make sure they strive to avoid making them as it shows pride in your work by not having them.
You still gotta set the nails with a hammer unless you're dookie, if you set your nails to shoot deeper on your wood you're missing the reason for the fastener and effectively reducing the shear load because only half the board is being held from shooting it too deep, even if you shoot it a little bit deep you still have to mar and compress the material around the nail, point is you still need to smack that spot with a hammer lol it sets the nails. These aren't pin nails, they're 8d framing nails
@@predatorysage1 bullshit🤣🤣🤣 you don't have to do every single one but work speaks for itself, good luck with your creeky ass walls and roofs and decks and floors. Oh and not to forget your stairs are probably the creekiest mofos around lmao
You hit the nail on the head... That one time. All jokes aside your better than me and probably most of the people giving you a hard time that never swung a hammer. Not as easy as it looks till you been at it a while.
One guy had the steel 23oz Vaughan at least I think it’s steel. If it is steel that guy is like me, broke😂 I have a 22oz framing estwing my dad has had his estwing for 30 years and it performs like it’s brand new so I got myself one and I love that steel is still a thing. 👍
