EstwingHammer - 16 oz Curved Claw with Smooth Face & Shock Reduction Grip - E3-16C,Silver

This is Great Hammer that will last decades with proper care and maintenance. I grew up in a builder/construction family and this is the hammer my grandpa used for 20 years or more I wish I still had the the original. Two hammer company's that were always most used and dependable were Vaughan and Estwing because they do a job well and last a long time. Lately I've been organizing my tools and upgrading some of them, so I noticed I didn't have a good medium size hammer, I have been using a workpro 10 oz. hammer for odd jobs around the house and a Vaughan 21 oz. Hammer for heavy duty jobs. I wanted something in the middle and I knew I wanted Estwing so I went with the 16 oz Curved Claw with Smooth Face, The smooth face so it won't mar whatever i'm working on and claw to give that extra prying power. The 16 oz. is perfect for control and accuracy and the metal tang means you don't have to change the handle or have a loose/wobbly hammer head. The grip is a comfortable, the plastic/rubber is very durable of course if you abuse it and use the handle to pry or scrape rough objects it's going to deteriorate and break apart, I have seen people completely wreck their tools using them in idiotic ways. The only disappointment was the Estwing Logo is NOT yellow, it's just engraved in the handle with no color added and that is not how I grew up with the logo looking, it was always yellow letters on a blue handle, I think you can still find it in some models but I'm not going to hunt it down so I'm just enjoy it for what it is. Made in the USA and at 16 oz you can do light to heavy work all day with this and it won't let you down for a lifetime. I added a pic with my vintage Stanley 6oz. ball peen hammer next to the Estwing 16oz.

And, I am happy about the purchase. Great hammer, good price. I don't plan to buy another hammer for the rest of my life. It looks beautiful, feels wonderful in the hand, it is sturdy and feels like I can accurately use the tool with a precision and consistency when I need to be exact in my motions.A classic piece. Great addition to the tool kit. The blue rubber one is practical, the leather handle is beautiful. I went blue rubber, because I am a practical man.

After living in a house for 5 years and amassing a multitude of power and hand tools it became clear to me that I did not own a good hammer. I settled on the Estwing E3-16C based on its recommendation as the top "all around" hammer on an external product review website that reads Amazon reviews as well as tests the products themselves. The reviewers were spot on. This hammer is well balanced and sturdy, comfortable, and seems very well made. I love having a quality hammer for both big and small projects. Sure you may want something heavier if you're going to do a ton of framing work, but for 99% of jobs around the house this guy is perfect. It's easy and accurate to swing whether hammering in a small nail to hang a picture frame or banging studs together to make a header. Hey, it's just a hammer but I like it! It's amazing how much more enjoyable projects are when you have a quality tool, why did I use a crappy hammer for so long? Buy it and start fixing stuff!

This hammer is well constructed and will last a lifetime. Forged steel with nice balance. The handle is cushioned for a comfortable grip.

This is the only metal-handled hammer I've ever used that adequately absorbs shock so you can use it all day.

A person can own a lot of tools, but it takes years to develop that special relationship one has with a hammer. You tend to remember all the things you built with it ---and associate those things with that particular hammer. For most of my life I owned a Belknap Blue Grass hammer with an octagon shaped hickory handle. It felt SO good to me that I went out and bought an identical hammer just to keep as a spare. I thought I was fixed up for life in the hammer department! Then one terrible day, BOTH hammers were stolen from me. Now I ask you: What sort of thief steals BOTH of your hammers? Don't get me started...The Belknap company went out of business and I could not get my hands on another of the same kind. I actually mourned those hammers in the same way that one mourns a friend who is not replaceable. I did have some POS hammer (with a head I hated and and an eternally loose handle.) I held on to that hammer for many years---cussing it (and that hammer thief) every time I picked it up.Then, when the time finally felt right, I bought this Estwing 16 oz curved claw hammer----a few ounces lighter than my beloved 20 ounce Belknaps---perhaps in recognition of my diminished arm strength. The Estwing swings good! I no longer build whole buildings these days, but I have knocked off a few smaller projects with the Estwing and am actually becoming fond of it. It does not transmit the shock of a hammer blow up your arm. The fine claw is capable of grabbing at any nail that hasn't been pounded below the surface. It looks pretty nice too. Superman would have a hard time getting the head of this hammer to loosen from its shaft---its all of a piece. Of course, only he could bend it in his bare hands.While the Estwing doesn't make you feel like leaping from a tall building in a single bound, it will allow you to build and maintain one... in great style.

Estwing arguably makes the best hammers in the world - right here in Rockford, Illinois. That's right, Rockford gave us both Cheap Trick and Estwing Hammers.I'm an older guy and I've done a lot of home repairs and projects in my life. Tools are an investment and spending a little more to buy a good tool is wise both financially as well as allowing you to avoid the headache that cheap tools will cause. Nothing is more frustrating than a tool that breaks during a project.Estwing Hammers are fantastic and will help you get the job done. This one is a 16 oz which is good for most of your household projects. If you're going to be doing framing work you probably want to go up in weight but if you're looking for something to keep in your toolbox then you this is the right choice.