In light of the recent Chinese hammer thread, I thought you guys might like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm80Sebt1eI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm80Sebt1eI
How Estwing Hammers Are Made
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I have one of their framing hammers and its great.
Estwing hammers are very popular around these parts. You could do a LOT worse than an Estwing.
Here's a scene from "How Chinese Hammers Are Made"
Nice hammers (had one) but how much do they cost?
If you put one together in an office tool box, it would likely be gone (stolen) within a week.
If you are an urbanite wanting to hang your Art Prints, a $30+ hammer is proberbly overkill.
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
HOWEVER, if you buy such a hammer don't expect to Frame a house with it!
And don't blame a manufacture (country) for making low quality $3 hammers.
I suspect that those cheap Chinese hammers generate more profit per item, for the retailer than the manufacturer.
Let's just have reasonable expectations for what we buy.
If you put one together in an office tool box, it would likely be gone (stolen) within a week.
If you are an urbanite wanting to hang your Art Prints, a $30+ hammer is proberbly overkill.
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
HOWEVER, if you buy such a hammer don't expect to Frame a house with it!
And don't blame a manufacture (country) for making low quality $3 hammers.
I suspect that those cheap Chinese hammers generate more profit per item, for the retailer than the manufacturer.
Let's just have reasonable expectations for what we buy.
my Estwings are the best claw hammers IMO. I have Bostich hammer I bought in I pinch. I rarely use it I always grab an Estwing first. unless somebody needs to borrow one they can borrow my Estwing wanna be.
JHZR2
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Originally Posted By: expat
Nice hammers (had one) but how much do they cost?
If you put one together in an office tool box, it would likely be gone (stolen) within a week.
If you are an urbanite wanting to hang your Art Prints, a $30+ hammer is proberbly overkill.
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
HOWEVER, if you buy such a hammer don't expect to Frame a house with it!
And don't blame a manufacture (country) for making low quality $3 hammers.
I suspect that those cheap Chinese hammers generate more profit per item, for the retailer than the manufacturer.
Let's just have reasonable expectations for what we buy.
I paid around $20 and can sleep well at night knowing that my dollars supported a job in the USA.
Nice hammers (had one) but how much do they cost?
If you put one together in an office tool box, it would likely be gone (stolen) within a week.
If you are an urbanite wanting to hang your Art Prints, a $30+ hammer is proberbly overkill.
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
HOWEVER, if you buy such a hammer don't expect to Frame a house with it!
And don't blame a manufacture (country) for making low quality $3 hammers.
I suspect that those cheap Chinese hammers generate more profit per item, for the retailer than the manufacturer.
Let's just have reasonable expectations for what we buy.
I paid around $20 and can sleep well at night knowing that my dollars supported a job in the USA.
A USA made 10 oz finish hammer from Vaughan is $13. Not too much even for an apartment dweller hanging pictures of their cat.
Originally Posted By: expat
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
Like this one?
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2757432#Post2757432
In short, not everybody needs quality tools, sometimes a $3 hammer is good enough.
Like this one?
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2757432#Post2757432
" good enough." ? well when the head chips off and smacks you in the forehead, DONT call me.
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