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krw[_7_]

On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 14:50:42 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 14:25:56 -0500, krw wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 11:14:19 -0500, wrote:

On 24 Dec 2016 14:54:46 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2016-12-24, krw wrote:

Doesn't load at all for me.

No big loss. Potentially crappy hammer, questionable restoration.

Bottom line: I'm happy the OP is happy.

It's not a hammer I would buy. Prolly cuz of all you passionate
WW types that have lulled me into buying outrageously overpriced tools
...and me not being a genuine WW fiend. I mainly read this newsgroup
cuz it has a buncha weirdos that would rather talk woodworking than
any other subject (read politics).

Well, that and the fact my late brother was a master carpenter and I
spent a relatively short time as his apprentice. But, I will admit,
I never got into finish work.

OTOH, I hadda genuine Boy Scout scabbard knife with stacked
leather-ring handle, so I kinda see that attraction.

nb
An Estwing hammer is as good as it gets - particularly from the
sixties or earlier. Too bad he didn't get the profile of the leather
handle correct. It looks pretty "clunky" and not at all like the
original very comfortable grip.

I've used Estwing hammers. AFAIC, they're way over-hyped. I an feel
the shock getting telegraphed right to my elbow. I prefer fiberglass
over steel.
Like I said " is as good as it gets - particularly from the sixties
or earlier." The design of the Estwing hammer shank was actually
pretty advanced when it came out back in about 1923 - Their balance
has always been excellent - their ergonomics are hard to beat, and
they last, and last, and last.
Perhaps also important to American craftsmen is the fact they are made
exclusively by american craftsmen.

If you aren't a sucker for the good looks of the traditional leather
handle, their later "shock absorbing system" using a molded on nylon
vinyl grip gives you a more comfortable hammer for those who use
their hammers a lot - they claim a 70% reduction in shock.

One thing,for sure, it's pretty hard to break or damage the steel
shank - unlike wood and fiberglass.

Of course I'm not a carpenter but my fiberglass Craftsman hammer is 45
years old and I wouldn't trade it for a bushel of Estwings.