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ESTWING MFG CO #WF17 17OZ FBG Smooth Hammer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Estwing
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $49.49
Buy New: $32.99
You Save: $16.50 (33%)
New (5) from $32.99
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 98482
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
MPN: WF17
Model: WF17
UPC: 034139512417
EAN: 0034139512417
ASIN: B0002JT0GE
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | ESTWING MFG CO #WF17 17OZ FBG Smooth Hammer | | • | ESTWING MFG CO |
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Product Description
17 OZ, Fiberglass Handle, Smooth Face, Weight Forward Hammer.
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| Customer Reviews:
 big disappointment September 2, 2006
R. Cash (wheaton, il)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a framing foreman, I use my hammer a lot. Everyone on my crew either uses a 22oz hammer with a curved handle (too heavy) or a Stiletto 14oz hammer with a curved handle. The Stiletto feels great when you've got room to swing it with speed but in tight spaces, good luck sinking that spike. Plus it's 100 bucks. I thought this Estwing hammer would be perfect- medium weight, elbow-friendly curved handle and an indestructible fibeglass handle. Results: EVERY HIT SENDS THE SHOCK INEXPLICABLY TO YOUR WRIST, easily as bad as an all-steel hammer. You have a small face for hitting the nails and the milled face flattens out in a couple weeks. The sharp right angle top of the face reaches out to nibble on your thumb when setting nails. The "fiberglass" handle responds to blows and gauges like plastic and ends up looking like a dog chewed on it. Two thumbs down!!!
 Sure seems like a good idea... September 19, 2005
A Tool Junkie (Mountain View , CA.)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This hammer sure seems like it's a great idea. Pick it up and it feels relatively light. Give it a swing and you can definitely feel that much of the weight is concentrated in the head; it swings like a much heavier hammer. In practice, I found that the hammer didn't live up to its promise, however. First task: hammering nails through a metal post cap to attach a replacement 4x4 post to a beam. After a few swings, I was really starting to like the hammer! Then, as inevitably happens, I got distracted and hit the bracket more than the nail. The hard, square edge of the hammer's head left a very visible crease in the metal bracket. Ouch! The round head of a conventional hammer would have left a much less noticable dent... Second task: attaching joist hangers to the framing for a ground-level deck. This is another task where, apparently, the weight-forward hammer doesn't shine. The problem this time is that the face of the hammer is very close to the handle, making it difficult to hammer around obstructions (e.g. fingers/clamps/jigs holding joist hanger in place). With a conventional hammer, there's a bit of distance between the face and the handle which makes it easier to nail in obstructed areas. In the end, I find myself reaching for my conventional 21oz hammer, while the fancy new hammer sits idle in the toolbox...
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