George Max wrote:
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:16:24 -0500, "Morris Dovey"
wrote:

When I lived in upstate NY, there was an outfit that sold 88-cent hand
tools. Thrifty me - I bought the 88-cent claw hammer that lost a claw
to the first nail that I tried to pull (10d as I recall). I pulled the
nail with a pair of pliars and a block of wood. Then when I tried to
re-nail the piece, the handle broke about 3" from the head.

I don't think I ever returned.

How hard is it to make a hammer? One might think this is one of the
most screw up proof tools. I stand corrected.

Probably a junk pot metal casting from china