Let's see your favorite claw hammers

[Hickory n steel]

Most of my Estwing accumulation

It's hickory or nothing for me, but I cannot deny the quality of Estwings American made products.
I have seen plenty of old Estwings with grips that are still solid, while many Stanley steelmaster TT rocket Plumb fiberglass and V&B all steels including the Craftsman rebrands with cracked loose or missing grips.
The compound and thickness of the Estwings is dialed in.

 

[Brent Halverson]

I have my father's old TT Rocket in 20oz which he bought new in the late 1950s, which would have the most value to me. After that I would have to go with the very old blacksmith-made job, then the old pre-WWII Plumb screw-wedge jobs I pick up whenever I can.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I have my father's old TT Rocket in 20oz which he bought new in the late 1950s, which would have the most value to me. After that I would have to go with the very old blacksmith-made job, then the old pre-WWII Plumb screw-wedge jobs I pick up whenever I can.

We need pictures.

 

[Brent Halverson]

We need pictures.

You don't know what a TT Rocket hammer looks like? It imay be one of the most common vintage hammers there is, the internet and every town in the USA is littered with them. And I think there is a specific thread already on this forum about Plumb Screw Wedged tools and just about everything else, photos included.
Out of the dozens of internet forums I have been, or am a member of, this is the only one I know of that does not make it easy for it's members by hosting photos, and it is the only one that asks me for two-step verification every time I log in because I don't want it's cookies littering my home computer. So I don't put up a lot of photos, and I don't visit here as often as I used to. If that bothers you then please use the ignore feature, that is if it is a feature this forum even has. Thank-you.

https://bladeforums.com/threads/plumb-screw-wedged-axes-and-hatchets.1320988/

 

[Hickory n steel]

You don't know what a TT Rocket hammer looks like? It imay be one of the most common vintage hammers there is, the internet and every town in the USA is littered with them.

I know what they look like but that's not the point, it's that old saying " pics or it didn't happen ".
And what about that " very old blscksmith-made job " you supposedly have ?

As far as that verification thing it's a new one on me, but I'm sure there's a very good reason why the forum does this to you though.

 

[Old Biker]

Out of the dozens of internet forums I have been, or am a member of, this is the only one I know of that does not make it easy for it's members by hosting photos, and it is the only one that asks me for two-step verification every time I log in because I don't want it's cookies littering my home computer. .

I believe you can shut the two step verification off, in your account setting, if you don't like it. Click on your user name up in the header bar. From the drop down options, click on password and security.

O.B.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I normally prefer a straighter rip claw hammer, but everybody's gotta have at least one 16oz curved claw right ?

This is my one and only 16oz curved claw, a recent addition that I really quite like.


It's a 1980's EASCO that I'm pretty sure was made by V&B , I think I payed $6.50 for it.

Double step wedges like V&B is known for.

And a very nice half octagon handle ( another V&B sign ) to compliment the octagonal face.


I was visiting my mom a few weeks back and as usual I had to visit the store where I spent nearly every dollar I could scrounge up as a teenager.
When I was 15 this place called Bargain Smart pops up about a block away with big bold letters on the front " GLOVES, KNIVES, TOOLS ", needless to say my eyes lit up and I couldn't wait for the grand opening.
The place started with just their big booth at the local flea market, added an Ebay store which I believe is called BargainSmartLLC , then eventually added their successful retail store to the mix.
I've bought a thing or two from the flea market booth, but the good stuff usually gets snatched up too quickly there.

Anyways they had a pile of these with various states of " shelf wear " and different colors of accent paint, plus a few that were branded for various Mom n Pop hardware stores ( probably HWI / DO IT BEST affiliates ). Otherwise they were all the same though, and this one had the cleanest handle so it had to come home with me.
All it needed was a light scraping and some healthy hydration.

 

[Brent Halverson]

I normally prefer a straighter rip claw hammer, but everybody's gotta have at least one 16oz curved claw right ?
This is my one and only 16oz curved claw, a recent addition that I really quite like.

Nice cheap hammers. I have worked a lot of construction, not much anymore since I am an old man in my 60s, but I still have my union-card and still take a job now and then. I like a cheap wood-handled hammer because they are light, and a light tool box is important to old people. Also the cheap and non-collectible part is nice because I don't have to worry about beating up something that has too much historical value. The hammer in my box I used last at a supermarket renovation a few years ago may even have been made in China. I am hoping it will see some more action if I am not feeling too old when the work breaks this spring.