Home Fixated: Quick – when you hear the name Fiskars, what’s the first thing you think of? For me, it’s pruning shears and scissors. And the color orange. The orange part still applies, but their offerings have expanded far beyond scissors and pruners. In addition to an extensive line of gardening tools and crafting supplies, Fiskars offers an assortment of hammers, ranging from a 16 oz. finishing hammer to a 10 lb. sledgehammer.
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I love my Fiskar scissors. So I can only imagine that a Fiskar hammer would be just as great. These hammers “So what the heck is Fiskars IsoCore, and what’s in it for you? The focus in hammer technology seems to be on shock and vibration reduction. As an example, the tag line for the lineup of Fiskars IsoCore hammers is “Less shock. More awe.” Swinging a hammer all day IS tough on the wrist and forearm; ask anyone who does it. The Fiskars hammers use a dual-layer handle and an insulating sleeve to dampen and isolate the vibration, so less of it travels up the handle and into your hand.” As someone with wrist problems I highly appreciate wrist saving tools.
This article has Drew Himmelrich written all over it. Not only is it about hammers but it also has a lot of puns. I honestly want to know how he will react to this new hammer. I loved watching the super dramatic video about how the hammer is super shock absorbing. Also the sledge hammer makes all of the debris fly to the sides which is super useful and much more safe. I’m sure there’s always the chance that it could hit you, but it is much safer. I love the design with the cut out bits that improve the shock absorption. It makes it look really intense and futuristic. I would love to try one of these out, especially compared to other sledge hammers to really test the shock absorption and destroy some concrete blocks. It was interesting to see the tests done at the university of Madison to see if the hammer really did help shock absorption. I do wish they had shown a normal hammer against the Fiskars hammer because all these things only show the IsoCore.
Now I have a new hammer that I need to add to my wishlist for my collection. I am currently up to 12 hammers, all of which have a unique feature, so this series of hammers could really help out my collection. I currently don't have any novelty hammers with "high tech" features. I see a lot of hammers that say they are anti vibrate or hit harder. I won't say these claims are false since I don't know, but my gut tells me that you might not feel much of a difference in daily use. Now, a titanium hammer, now that is something I want to get. Titanium is harder and lighter than steel so it can hit harder with a lighter head. There is really only one brand known for titanium hammers but I do see a lot of shock absorbing hammers like these Fiskars ones. I wonder if they really are better than the others on the market. I guess I'll need to get one to try it out. Monica is right, I did really enjoy this article and I agree the videos are quite entertaining, but there is one guy who out of ten swings or so only hits a nail once and all he does is bend it. Never the less, the high tech pieces of apparatus give "scientific" proof that this is a good hammer.
I find it interesting that a tool such as the hammer which on its face is simple device can end up be rethought so many times. A hammer is defined as ”a tool or device that delivers a blow (a sudden impact) to an object.” Pretty straight forward right? Apparently not so much, it is fascinating that
Fiskar is try to continue in the further development of hammers and not just in the idea of making a hammer that is better at a specialized task, but just simply better to use. I honestly think that the thought that goes into reducing the impact that the process of using a tool is a strong and smart move. After all we endeavor for longer battery life’s on our power tools we should try and think the same way when we are looking at a tool that uses the human body as it’s battery. This I hope will be a useful move in the right direction.
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