Friday, October 22, 2021
5 Best Hammers of 2021
www.businessinsider.com: Few hand tools provide more bang for your buck than a basic hammer. They don't weigh much and take up minimal space, and their simple design allows users to generate a huge amount of force without much effort. Whether you're using it to drive and pull nails, pry apart materials, or demolish areas for remodeling, a hammer is an invaluable tool to have in your home.
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I love this article for a number of reasons. I found interest in it because I wanted to see what kinds of hammers they were reviewing and if they were all home ones or professional ones. I was pleasantly surprised that this article features a number of different types of hammers and lists their upsides and downsides for each one. I also particularly enjoyed this article because the "Best Overall Hammer" is the one that I currently have and swear by myself, precisely for the reasons that they listed in the article. I know that these types of articles are just made so that the company can get money when people buy from the links on the website but, unlike some I've encountered, this article says it right up front that they will get revenue if people buy directly from the links provided. One way that I prefer to handle articles like this is to just simply google a product that is mentioned in the article and not use the link provided in the article. This also often gives you a better price selection than whatever company is paying to get their link used.
Humor me in some hammer puns.
What's a carpenter's favorite sandwich? A ham-mer and cheese sandwich.
What's a carpenter's favorite play? Turn of the Screw.
What's a hammer's favorite breed of dog? A Husky.
A hammer and a nail walk into a bar and believe it or not, they end up together.
Please help I'm losing all motivation to keep going on these hammer puns.
Hammer? I barely know her!
Did you know that a hammer wrote Marvel comics? His name was StanLey.
Once I was asked to tell some hammer jokes at the local stand up comedy show. I nailed it.
I've always wondered how hammers fall down. Then one day it hit me.
What crime did the tool get away with? Hammurder.
What's the best way for a hammer to get around the city? A sled-gehammer.
And now I'll leave you with a quote:
Some people are born hammers, others anvils.
I apologize for my transgressions.
This article is very thorough in its analysis of the five hammers in terms of their pros and cons in both general and specific uses. I personally am not extremely familiar with hammers and how to tell the difference between a higher quality one and a lower quality one, so reading this article was very informative on how to identify and decide on one. The price of each hammer is also included, which is helpful and considerate in terms of people’s various budgets. I was also appreciative of how each description of each hammer had a link to purchase it, as it demonstrates accessibility and a more immediate provision. The FAQs at the end of the article are a nice touch as well; it helped clarify a lot of information that people who are not entirely familiar with hammers would benefit from knowing before going to select a particular hammer to purchase.
I’ve used tools for a hot second now, but not consistently enough or not widely enough, that is pushing the envelope on what tasks I’m doing when I’m using tools, I stuck doing pretty simple carpentry during that time and there are plenty of thing were I would just go, “hey” “I need a hammer and then use whatever we had in the tool storage, which were often pretty old and there is a lot more depth to go into than that, this article was a nice look into some of those distinctions and to hear a bit more about what people used these for. I never made the distinction in my head about how long tools last because of it, we just used what we had. Being able to look at those pictures next to each other and next to their descriptions made it easy to begin to get an idea of why these are shaped differently and what that means.
Good old persuasion tools. What would we do without you?
That irwin claw hammer has been my go-to for years but I honestly find that my rubber mallet "diplomacy" and a 2x4 are what I tend to use most often. Most of what we do tends to be nudging and persuading platforms to move just a couple hairs to the side.
It always impresses me when I see someone use a hammer in some crazy ingenious way what I hadn't considered before. Like when someone throws a screw in something then uses the claw to get proper control on it? I always forget about that then like once a year someone does it and it blows my mind every single time.
I am always hesitant to recommend a sledge to someone however because I feel like they are always abused and used at the wrong time. I understand that we do some pretty heavy demolition during strike but sledges lack the precision that I think is required in those situations.
I love to see that one of my favorite and go to hammer made the list of top hammers to buy. I have always been a fan of Estwing overall, especially their framing hammer. I have owned a couple of there smaller hammers as my go to hammer for a while, but just recently purchased the 22 ounce hammer for use in structural collapse classes as well as incident needed this skill set. When I say that hammer drives nails like none other, I mean it. With its slim neck but beefy striking head, the hammer is just weighted perfectly. One hammer I was curious to not see on this article was the newer Milwaukee hammers. These have been getting a lot of buzz on social media and seem to be drawing quite the following. To be honest, it seems like Milwaukee hand tools have been attracting a lot of interest overall.
I question the selectin method that Insider used for this so-called list of best hammers. I mean there were some clear snubs, because some of the best hammers I have used did not make the list. I think Insider might be in the pocket of big hammer. I mean where was the 8” adjustable crescent wrench or as I like to call it, the electrician’s hammer? Where was the structures textbook or the butt of an impact driver? These classic hammering tools keep getting forgotten by mainstream media, and if you ask me, it is time that we recognize nonconventional hammers for what they can bring to the table. I mean sure sledgehammers are great, but have you even been striking a truss and have a truss bolt get stuck between 10-foot sections? If you have, you know you are not going to grab a framing hammer or a lightweight hammer. You are going to grab that tool that is probably already clipped to your belt loop. That is why my personal favorite hammer is the 8” adjustable crescent wrench.
In this day and age it is rare that we rely on hammers in shops and load-ins in a theatrical environment. Nevertheless, the hammer really is one of the cornerstones of construction, and it is hard to imagine going to a worksite without one. As the article notes, a good hammer is more than just a nail-driver. It can be used to flush up platforms, pull apart scenery, or as David once said, "it makes a nice 1" spade bit" when you need to get a router bit inside an open area of a flat.
I appreciate that the article didn't just list their preferences, but rather outlined what exactly went into their decisions. Not only that, but it broke down the best hammer for different applications, since, though we may try, different hammers are better for different tasks. Furthermore, the breakdown of titanium vs steel, wood vs fiberglass vs forged handles, and even milled vs smooth face gives a lot more insight for someone looking to buy or invest in a new hammer. Great article!
I have the Estwing framing hammer and I LOVE it. I know they say it's a con that its heavy, but that's actually my favorite thing about it. I feel like everybody buys hammers that are too light, and a heavier hammer just puts a little bit of extra force in and helps me out. The handle is super great, you can get a great grip, and your hand won’t slip. The claw is also sharper than a lot of other hammers I’ve had which I really like for some reason and does make a difference. I will say, I’ve lent it to friends with smaller hands than my own, they didn’t like it. I think the handle is larger than other hammers, but that's personally another reason why I prefer it because I feel like I can get a really good grip. Also as a side note, I really hate the rubber mallet they recommend.
Hammers are not something that I ever thought I would be picky about until I got in to construction. They always say, the right tool makes a job that much easier, this is incredibly true when it comes to hammers. Personally, I like a claw hammer with a fiberglass handle. I had no idea, prior to reading this article, that the type of material the handle is made out of would have such a big impact on the comfort of the hammer. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense that an all steel hammer would have very little vibration mitigation and a wood or fiberglass handle would reduce vibrations so much more. This was interesting because I can finally verbalize one of the reasons why I prefer fiberglass hammers. Finally, I really like how it went into a few other types like soft ends and sledgehammers, I wish it would have had a bigger section on dead blow hammers because the variety those come in really leave a lot of preference up to the operator.
What is a hammer? This article seems to define hammers as something which a corporation labels a hammer. Webster’s dictionary defines a hammer as “a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding”. To me, a hammer is something that is very rarely used in my life, except that I used to make art by taking a hammer and flattening a metal ball with it. I would say that I would define anything that could drive a nail in as a hammer. Including items like a paint key or a piece of wood.I hadn’t really realized that there were so many different types of hammers. Knowing this now, I can confidently say that my favorite type of hammer is a heavy one, which I guess out of these options would be their framing hammer. There is something satisfying about the heft of a hammer that I really appreciate, even though this is listed as a negative characteristic in its qualities.
Hammers. We love hammers. Very practical, very useful for the whole hitting of things into other things. And yes it can be useful to know what the best hammers are for different uses. But some of the best hammers are the ones we find along the way. My favorite hammer that I have found along the way is the back end of a screwdriver. It is just so handy when you are screwing a screw in and then have to hammer something else in right after that. This is coming from personal experience. It was so much easier to just use the back end of the screwdriver than search for a hammer or a mallet, especially when you are just trying to finish building a wall before call ends for the day. The backend of a screwdriver: the hammer we never knew we needed.
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