Tools of the Trade: I met Chaz Arthur because we both “liked” the Facebook page of the Cole-Bar, an ill-fated hammer that will likely never go into commercial production. If it had gone into production, Arthur would have bought one, even though it’s a terribly impractical tool. Why? Because he collects framing hammers and his goal is to have one of every mill faced model ever produced. What’s more, he wants them to be unstruck, having never been used to strike or pull nails.
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I couldn’t not read an article about framing hammers. I love tools but few things are more dear to my heart then a good hammer. I go through a lot of effort to make sure Bruce (that’s my hammer) stays safe and is in good condition. Now I still use it and I think it is kind of ridiculous that Chaz has over 220 hammers and has never used one of them. I love Bruce because he has a beautiful handle a hunky milled head and BECAUSE IT WORKS WELL. I understand liking a hammer because it is pretty, which a lot of hammers are, but 70% of ones hammer love should be because of its great ability and what it has done for you. Now I would understand if there was a collectors market out there like there is for untouched action figures, but I am not sure how many people would pay top dollar for a framing hammer. And hammers are expensive, some retail for over $150 (Stiletto Titanium).
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