Started as a framer 13 years ago with a 22 oz estwing and swung that for 5-6 years and then I saw my first stiletto. The guy was another journeyman and I asked him about it he laughed and said he had a spare in his tool box and I could use it if I liked it he would sell it to me a week went by and he asked me what I thought I handed him a 100 dollar bill and he said no and gave me back 50 that same guy is dead an gone and that hammer rides around in my tool box everyday going from job to job I now own my own company and swing a Martinez m1 but always look back at that story

@balaton1

Жыл бұрын

What a great story!!!! If you are a good worker out here, the old he coons (like me), will see your character and pay it forward. Now son, you are becoming what I call "the sheriff." Find a young man worthy of that hammer, tell him that story. If he is who you hope he is, he will tear up. Consider handing that hammer to him. WITH WARNINGS like "If I see you using it for demo, you must give it back." Maybe one day, he will become the sheriff, too.

@itsslim5510

Жыл бұрын

Sell it to a youngin for cheap like he did. That’ll make him

@jnblawnandlandscapellc

Жыл бұрын

@@itsslim5510 That's a hammer you keep forever.

@cookdislander4372

Жыл бұрын

​@@jnblawnandlandscapellc agreed, that hammers too special to pass on

@davidparker9676

6 ай бұрын

@@cookdislander4372 He can pass on a sweet Harbor Freight hammer instead.

For me, the ideas in kzread.infoUgkxAfqpMLyFn37qcqUl0FAzqkkycQeXqrhP Plans were a starting point for building different sheds . Ryan gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

My Dad was a master joiner, he used a timber handled 18 oz “ Cheney” hammer for over 60 years, and a timber handled 24oz “Keesteel” for the occasional framing jobs. When I bought my Stiletto t15, he thought it was strange and felt weird, after using it for a few hours, he was smitten. I placed his two hammers and his well worn 1&1/4” E.Berg chisel on top of his coffin when we laid him to rest 3 years ago. Those hammers, like him, earned a rest.

@mcbridecreek

Жыл бұрын

That Berg chisel…masterpiece. Well done

@cookdislander4372

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@kevinmaughan4290

Жыл бұрын

Nice story

@Muscratz-N-GroundHogz...

Ай бұрын

Love the story man condolences to a real one

Swinging the est wing 28oz just like my dad did and does. I always loved working with my hands and house remodeling. I bought my dads small business when I graduated from high school. I’m now 20 years old with three employees and am staying consistently 3 months or so booked and no signs of slowing down. God has blessed me. I have a video idea Kyle of maybe sharing things you wish you would have known when you first started your business? Hiring employees, taking your business to the next level, taking your skill to the next level, how to manage the business yet still be at the job site working, opportunity costs, etc. just an idea but I love your videos and they challenge me to become a better contractor. Thanks

Have my Dads last estwing he partially wore the handle off. He was a carpenter almost 40 years and passed 6 years ago. He was a small but very stocky powerful guy and always swung a 16 ounce hammer. I also have his original true temper with a composite handle. I was always amazed how fast he could swing those smaller hammers and he was always faster than any guys on the job that swung heavier hammers. I also have his old wooden levels and all the tools he left behind. I miss him terribly and using his tools gives me a strong sense of connection to him. I’m not in the trades but still do a lot of work as I grew up working for Dad. Great video.

I've only been a carpenter for about 3 years and I love it, started off using a 24oz estwing in trade school and loved it, used it for any and every task that I had to do, but I recently decided to make the purchase and get a 14oz stiletto and to say it's a game changer is an understatement. such a big diffefence

This hit my heart Kyle. Super relatable for me. I remember graduating to the Estwing doing fences when I was 15, back in 98" it was top of the line tech. I remember guys telling me about the damage I was doing in 2000's and thought about the 14 oz woody. I'm back in carpentry now and was literally standing in lowes noticing the new millwakees. Anywho, thanks brother and God bless your family and endeavors

This is great! I have a beat up 14 oz stiletto hanging under my contractor license in the office. Was not my first hammer, my wife bought it for my birthday many years ago. We were so broke at the time just starting a business, and I would sit there and think how cool it would be to own what I thought was an expensive hammer at the time. Many blessed years later I found it in the shop and said to myself this has to go up on the wall. A simple hammer can remind you of all the hard work you put in and how far you have come.

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@sparksmcgee6641

3 жыл бұрын

yep, I realized i did over a million in work while standing on my 20' extension ladder. retired it to the shop wall.

I started out using a 22oz Estwing and had developed a wrist injury. I switched to 20 oz Hart wood handle until I found a Douglas hammer. Ten years later I stumbled across a Stiletto 16 oz titanium. I loved it so much I bought the Stiletto TB2 and never looked back.

You don't need to apologize for your opinion! Much appreciated explanations on why you use every tool that you use. Always good to see and hear your real world critiques, keep it up man!

My first hammer was a 28 once estwing. I was sixteen in 1985 and I rode my bike 5 miles to the hardware store to buy it while it was on sale. It wore out my arm the first year working full time as a carpenter. But my arm got stronger and then I loved it for years. Now I'm 50 and I love the stelleto.

My grandpa got me a 14oz titanium stiletto after I got him one. Not only my favorite hammer, it's my favorite tool hands down. Mine has a nice patina on the wood handle now. Love it.

Awesome story about your journey with hammers. I'm an Army Soldier and it makes me think of my combat boots and all the ones I purchased and the miles I walked and worked in them. The issue boots or lowest bidder boots always sucked. My favorites were Matterhorn Boots, the old jungle boots were good because you could wear them dry in about 4 hours. I.e. put them on wet and walk them dry. Leatherman multi tools also have many iterations from there inception.

I love the story of tools and the tales they tell. Watching this, I pulled out my old framer: 23 oz Vaughn wooden handle. The waffle is smooth, on the second handle, chipped claw: but it weathered the last thirty years better than I did. I started with a cheap finish hammer, and took a side job building a log home; shattered the cheap hammer. I bought an Estwing and liked it too, but oh wow did it transfer the vibration and shock running 16” spikes all day!!! I lost it on a shipyard job, along with my whole belt and kit. So I picked up the Vaughn. It’s served me well all these years, but it lives in the toolbox drawer now. Pneumatic replaced it years ago and I had to get out of the trades. I’m now 52 and permanently disabled. Started working full time at 12. Now I’m just going through a box of tools I inherited from my grandfather and am restoring them. Those videos popped up your channel: enjoying it!! Good to see another human D9 Caterpillar getting it done. 💪👍

I'm 4th year Union framer. I skipped the heavy hammer, started with a wood stiletto, and have gone through the same journey. Fukin love the Martinez M1. Game changer

I still have all my hammers from when I was a kid till now. Many of them are Estwing. Even though I now use Martinez for most work, I still always carry an Estwing for any demo or forms. They have there place.

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Good call for sure

You made some extremely good points about a tool that we all use and don’t really take much notice of. It maybe just a hammer but as you say Kyle it’s an excellent tool that needs to feel good in the hand as well as looking after your body.

Just getting started in remodeling. And went from a cheapo fiberglass handle framing hammer to the 14 ti dalluge. Huge improvement! Love it. Don't know that I'll ever make it to a Martinez but they sure look amazing. Awesome vid. 👍

I got a M1. I'm not in the industry anymore but it is the best on the market. I took me a few days to get used to it but i will never go back. Keep up the great content. No matter what people are gonna say something.

I also bought a house that needed a ton of work. I started with a hammer similar to your first hammer that my dad bought me as a kid. I was working with my dad on the renovation and he noticed that some times his stiletto hammer would end up in my tool belt after a day of working by myself. He got me my own for Christmas and I have used it since then. That's been close to 10 years now and it has been a great hammer.

In my hammer journey I started off with whatever I could get, I used a cheap no-name claw hammer in the beginning of my career and bought my first framing hammer 14 years ago. It was a Husky brand California-style framing hammer (either 21 or 22oz) and I beat that thing like it owed me money, everything from framing to demolition and masonry work, yet it still worked like a charm despite looking like it had been draggged behind a truck. I still have it somewhere and occasionally use it for demo. The next hammer I bought was a 32oz Vaughan classic framing hammer with a skinny wood handle. I was young and stupid and thought I was hot shit with a big ass hammer and all my gear doing comemrical work, however it turned out that all it did was tire me out and the skinny handle shattered one day when I tried to pull out a finish nail of all things so I went back to using the old reliable Husky. In the mean time I hadn't given up on the bigger-is-better mentality, and one day bought a 28oz bare head from a framing hammer that was originally made by True Temper, for $1 at a garage sale and added my own hickory handle. Again, I thought I was hot shit with my big old heavy hammer that I restored myself, this one didn't break like the Vaughan yet it still sucked to use all day so I went back, again, to the Husky. Then about 5 years ago I took a good long look at Stiletto and began to change my mind about expensive hammers and the science behind the lightweight titanium versus steel, and chose the 14oz Stiletto with the black fiberglass handle. The rest is history. I still use the other traditional hammers for demo and beater work, but for swinging all day and trying to keep my elbow intact I use the Stiletto. Fancy hammers may cost $100, $200, $300 or more but if you think about it, that's a lot less than surgery and rehab and loss of income if you use them all day every day.

Most self employed will have a similar stories. Mine wont be about a hammer spacificaly, but tools in general. going from tools bought at a budget bin at a pawn shop to paying $30 for a socket. Even my work has evolved. I had a late start in realizing what I enjoyed doing can be a career. I'm glad I found your page, the videos are informitive to a DIYer.

I still swing the 28 oz. Estwing in my early fifties and my two sons are a heck of a lot smarter then me they both already transitioned to the stiletto14 in there early twenties, well that means they will for sure out last me . Or just maybe I will get a real nice birthday present this year. possibly a MartinezM1, one can only hope the boys love there dad enough.

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Tell your boys to step it up

@nicholashollow9410

4 жыл бұрын

My dad has 30 years on his estwing hammers. They are pretty much indestructible I like them and I'll probably use them for another 30 years.

@YankeeWoodcraft

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicholashollow9410 My old man bought a Sears Craftsman hammer ONCE 50 years ago and used the same one for 5 decades. Every year, he'd wear it one down, take back to Sears and they'd give him a brand knew one knowing full well they'd see him back there the following year with another worn out hammer.

@buzzkill8214

4 жыл бұрын

@@YankeeWoodcraft and you wonder why Sears went out of business 😅

@shaunnelson4627

4 жыл бұрын

I’m still swinging my Estwing. 25 years of hammering and still going.

Just got a TBII from Stilletto as a birthday gift. After 25 years in the business I never thought I would enjoy using a hammer this much. I just purchased their 10oz finish hammer to complement the framing beast. It's truly worth the cost of you swing a hammer every day. I have been suffering from wrist pain and this has certainly helped my recovery.

Hey Kyle, I am a follower of your channel, I do love your videos, they are very informative, I live in Quebec, Canada, I've been a carpenter for 17 years, you sure are right, hammers do take a toll on our bodies. My journey started with an Estwing wafflehead 22 oz., also had the 28 oz, through the year went down to a smooth face 20 oz., stuck to 20 oz for the better part of 10 years. I graduated to an Estwing Sure Strike, then a Vaughn 999 smooth face and my latest change is to my 14 oz Stiletto milled face wooden handle. Tomorrow I plan on hockey taping the grip because in 0° weather with cotton gloves, the grip just doesn't cut it. Keep up your great videos and tools day. All the best Eric Soumah

Been swinging the tb2 for 6 months now. I love it wont change for along time

I know this is a late comment but I have had the M1 for 6 or 7 months now probably, excellent hammer for general carpentry. First day I demoed a chimney with it and we pulled 5 inch nails out with the side pull on a remodel reframing the kitchen ceiling. Holds up incredibly well and after a week my tendonitis was gone.

Buy once cry once. You get what you pay for. The tools make your living. I fully support american made, quality tools.

@taco6989

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the quality of a fine crafted American hammer as opposed to a Chinese photocopied wrist-wrecker.

@ambersmith6517

3 жыл бұрын

Brian said it all

@jonathanpopham5483

2 жыл бұрын

Buy 7 go to heaven

Very interesting the video, usually we do not evaluate those tips to acquire a hammer that will serve us for the work we do, Thank you for delivering your experience-👍👌

I started 16 years ago with that same estwing hammer. I still have it and use it. But I rarely nail anything since I'm a finish carpenter. Just setting the occasional finish nail. Pretty much all I use now are rubber mallets for assembling furniture and such. My framer friends have Martinez hammers and swear by them. In all fairness you "could" drive in a nail with a dozen frozen bananas for a few dollars. But craftsmen take pride in their work and their tools. I've been eyeing the 12 oz for finish, but I just can't justify it since I wouldn't use it often. I believe in getting the best tool for your trade if you are using it on a daily basis. For my line of work, most of my purchases have been festool lately.

In 95 when I started my business I bought that same Estwing but with the smooth face and an 18 ounce with a curved claw. I always called the 28 oz the Man hammer. I guess all my hammers are Estwing except one. The Riggers Axe and Drywall hammer are both Estwing as well. I did get a 22 oz Milwaukee to help cut down the vibrations and knock some weight off, but that's obviously not the answer. I'm 53 and a fourteen oz titanium hammer would probably be ideal. I'll look into the Martinez and the Stiletto.

Love your video Kyle. Love your story. For me, my journey was cordless drills. in 1986, it was a 7.2 v AEG. Hey, state of the art back then. Now, I use the Makita 18 v at work and the Rigid 18 v at home in my shop.

M1 and M4 !! I love them..came ever hammer Lowe’s and Home Depot sold settled on the Vaughn 999 freight train went to 14 0z wood waffle face and fiber glass smooth face to the Martinez!! I love the angled frame face

@cfcreative1

3 жыл бұрын

Vaughan is what i use.

I do not use framing hammers really, but when the Stanley Antivibe came out I picked it up, and it is still going strong. I have plenty of trim hammers and mallets for the wood working I do.

I’m new to the carpentry trade. I started with a $7 finish hammer from Home Depot when I was 10. I still have that one, but I recently upgraded to a wood handle 20 oz Vaughan 999. I’m loving it so far. Maybe there is a stiletto remodelers hammer in my future, but that’s where I’m at right now.

I always told my guys with wood handled hammers when i seen them pulling nails, "hammers are for driving nails not pulling nails" lots of them would scoff untll they ended up on their butt after there handle broke. I always carried a cats paw for pulling nails (or for a paper weight) after I switched to a stilletto i still found my cats paw usefull.

I’m a blue handle guy for life. Love how they age and turn almost black over time. I don’t do a lot of framing though so it works great for me.

Great video buddy. Perfect explanation of the hammers also. I caught some hints in there. But I hope soon you will make a video about struggles that you had to deal with and what you learned from.them to help you get to were you are. Thanks

Good video. Made me look a my hammers dufferently. We are on similar journeys. You nailed it.

I have the Stilleto 14 oz and absolutely love it

This really resonates with me! I still use my stilleto... I don’t frame anymore and I am a government carpenter so I haven’t used it in a long time.... but I did recently built a big garage for my future shop and brought out my old hammer... and man did bring back some great memories. I think I’m gonna try some loctite on the screw see if that locks it in... cause after all these years I’m still having the same head issue you described! Thanks for the videos man

I get it! I was an automobile technician for 25+ years... I own mostly Snap-On tools... I didn’t always, but as I progressed through my career, I found out that you buy the best tools you can afford. I started out with the cheap craftsman tools and slowly replaced them with better quality tools. It definitely makes you more productive having the right tool for the job you are doing and like you said, we all have cars, and it’s more comfortable driving from point A to point B in a nicer car... Great videos, love your channel BTW!

I work in concert construction building box culverts and we still use wood forms so I fully understand swinging a hammer day in and day out. On that note I use a Vaughn 23oz California framing hammer that I've had for roughly 4 years now and I love it. When the waffle is almost gone I just pull out the files and put a new waffle on the head.

@xaviersantiago2125

7 ай бұрын

I hope you get this comment. What kind of hammer are you using 3 years later?

Aviation mechanic here watching the video staring at my Snapon tool box and tools, but not regretting buying them because that price definitely made my job easier worth every penny. Different trade same message.

Started with a 3 dollar harbor freight 16 ounce, moved up to a 22oz estwing when I got in the apprenticeship, once I became a 3rd term we were driving 9” spikes and tried a wood 14 stiletto. Definitely knew I needed a lighter hammer so I bought the mini 14. Best purchase of my career so far.

I’m 15 and barley started out about 1 year ago and I bought my self a wooden framing hammer and it’s been good

Great video. It reminds me of the stories of my Grandfather on my Dad's side. I have all of his tools, and I know there are stories behind all of them. Unfortunately, I never got to hear them because he died before my Dad graduated from High School. KZread is great because they say nothing ever truly dies on the internet and your story will go on to inspire others for years to come. Keep up the good work.

buy once, cry once. Bought a stiletto 15oz 12 years ago. loved it, still love it

Great Video Kyle! Thank for sharing your Journey.

Just ordered my first Martinez hammer, m1 I've been watching so much about his product I just knew after 6 years it was time to invest. I started with a 28 oz. Vaughn mill face framer then moved too a 20 oz bostich then 2 a 22 oz est wing framer. Cant wait for the next journey with the m1!

After military service, I started my career with an Estwing 16oz curved claw which was perfect for the home but not for pounding nails everyday. I changed my hammer for a multitude of other Estwings and settled on the 22oz straight claw. Used it for years until I started getting major elbow swelling and leakage. The hammer really didn't help but the elbow problems were mostly a result of the infantry... abusive on the knees and the ELBOWS. I knew Estwing hammers were not part of my future anymore. I then used Vaughn California framer type hammers with wooden handles, and they failed. Others followed and failed. I eventually got an amazing Stiletto titanium hammer, which I loved very much, but I broke an ear off. I bought another and it failed also. I loved these titanium hammers because the elbow was OK and my shoulders didn't feel so stiff at night. Titanium was "it" for me but I feared breaking another one. At that price, I feel they should be warrantied properly and as strong as an Estwing. I eventually fell upon a Martinez which one of my employees was sporting. We're in Canada and at the time Martinez was not visible in stores at all. He had gotten it from the US. I thought it was a gimmick at first but I borrowed it and tried it for a week or so. Steel head and titanium handle!?!... It took me about two days to appreciate the different head balance, the thinner handle and the shorter length. I was used to an 18" hammer and this M1 was 16" long. Those differences were unsettling to me at first. I didn't care about the modular system it was marketed for, I just wanted durable and light enough to drive nails. Modular was just an option for me if I ever needed it. Well, 3 or 4 years later I have two M1s (waffled and smooth) and two M4s (dimpled and wide claw smooth) all with curved black and titanium colour handles. I am not a fashionista like you Kyle! Green... NOT for me and all black gets lost real fast in mud, the site box or when the sun goes down ;). My employment and business are very good to me financially so I can afford these expensive perks. I love the feel these hammers have in hand and how they drive nails. My elbow will always be a problem, always, but these hammers make my bread winnings a lot easier and less painful and they are durable. I still carry Estwings for demo and form work (I do almost no more of that though so I lend these to my employees) and they perform like monsters. I will not use Martinez hammers for these types of work. I should retire within the next 5 or 6 years if all goes well and I will use these hammers till then. I will probably pass them on to my son but I am not sure he will like them because he is right handed and I am left handed... dunno how he will feel about getting them left handed hammers! What do you think? Good video.

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Great story

Everyone has bills to pay and quality tools are essential for good work, so it’s good to pay and support those who construct them well, for you. 🛠

Been swinging the same 22oz steel Estwing goathead for 26 years. It was the first hammer I bought with my first paycheck as a framer's laborer. I have many other hammers in different weights and designs but the Estwing 22 will always be my "go to". It's started many conversations over the years.

As a kid (probably 4-5) I got a small trim hammer to play with in the shop, moved to up a proper framing hammer when I was 8 and eventually got a 22oz eastwing but now that I'm an electrician I just use my klein's!

i think everyone has your first 2 hammers I know I do and I do know how a Martinez hammer feels swinging and love it even though I don't use it as much as you I sure understand why you like it great info

I have the Estwing 28, just cant rock it for long. Switched to the Estwing 20 and its my go to.

Love this I went through the same thing I have 11 of them and each one has a story.

I have a huge collection of retired Hammers too. Not all great experiences. Experience makes a massive difference on your experience.

Speaking for myself, I enjoy these videos. It is of interest to see how your hammer choices evolved. I'm not a framer but I've done some framing and I've got one of them big bad Estwing framing hammers, I'm sure that thing will out-live me! When I was about 12 or so we all helped my grandfather build his retirement house. My brother and I spend most of a summer at his place building the new house, digging ditches in the rain and lots of swinging hammers. I was old enough to get an old worn but serviceable tool belt and my very own first hammer, wooden handle. My grandfather would catch me choking up on the handle and tell me to NOT do that, you need to swing the whole hammer to drive in those spikes. After telling me maybe a million times, LOL one day at lunch, with my brother, father, uncles, and cousins sitting around he said to me "Hey, can I see your hammer?" I handed him my hammer and he pulled out his skill saw and cut about six inches off the handle and handed it back to me... He said, "Well you don't use it so I made it lighter for you..." I was mad and embarrassed as could be. Around coffee break, 3PM he called me aside and gave me some money and told me to walk down to the hardware store and get a new handle for my hammer. When I got back he showed me how to hang a handle on a hammer. To this day every time I swing a hammer I think of him and I never... EVER choke up on the handle. Cheers from Tokyo!

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Wow great story man. Thanks for sharing

@wadus89

2 жыл бұрын

awesome story mate

@scotttrigg6871

Жыл бұрын

We call it choking the chicken.......holding the hammer close to the head

@Genesis-fy3cp

Жыл бұрын

L Just frozen you can't be

Great video. I literally have the same collection in the same order. Been swinging a Martinez for 2 years now. I’ll never go back!

Earlier this year at my age of 17 I bought an m1 as a controls tech lol. Although financially a stupid decision I have no regrets. The sledge hammer head that showed up at more door a couple days ago definitely for me, makes it all worth it. It's amazing how you can beat metal with a sledge hammer and it feel like dead blow.

Good video, as always. Honest presentation, as usual! Your journey, your story not everyone works doing the same thing, at the same stage of their career or the same stage of their life! One of the things I enjoy in your videos is your work ethic, attention to detail. Giving your client/customer the best end result for their project and the best value for their budget. That speaks volumes of your character, your of pride of ownership,not only the job but also of your business, Thanks for your videos. They're great!

I’ve been thinking about picking up an M1. This video helped push me to do it. Thanks!

Man when he said he fell in love with post framing I was like hey so did I when I first started post framing. 4 years later still do.

@jimjenkins2167

3 жыл бұрын

You always will, been doing it for 21 years now. Got my stilleto TB2 8 years ago, best money I ever spent

@juanguajardo8359

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimjenkins2167 man been away from it for 2 years because I moved to joplin Missouri and they aren't really that popular here.

I started out in 97 swinging a 16 oz plumb when I was 17, moved up to the estwing then the wooden stiletto and now the ti-bone 2. Great hammer & would not take anything for it. Would like to try a Martinez 1 day. Great video

Love your videos!!! Pole barn builder and I love my Estwing!!

FINALLY! I’ve been waiting for a video like this for a long time.

New viewer, your mezzanine video randomly popped up in my feed and really enjoyed it. First construction/wood working channel this metal fab/weldor has found that I enjoy. Keep up the great content, and my pop still has one of those shoulder killing 28oz hammers.

Exactly what I was looking for and delivered in a fascinating story. As a DIYer woodworker, I have a 14oz famastil wood handle and have long since realized I desperately need something more substantial. I have been considering the 16oz Stiletto Titanium and now it a definite! Thanks for sharing. 😁

I've got a 2 pound hammer that is one of my favorites. Unknown cheap local lumber yard brand but something about it just feels right.

I posted on your IG post but ya I have had my far share of hammers . After having the first Tbone for 15 yrs I got the Martinez m1 . Had elbow issues as does a lot of framers . Ultimately the Martinez the elbow pain went away . It’s crazy but the Martinez is simply the best ! Great video Kyle . 👊🏻💥👊🏻

I went from a 22 estwing waffle, too a tb2 too a red headed step child and now I own my own framing company I love you're videos man, you should do a gable lift without a lull or pump jacks.

I started with several 16 oz claw hammers. Now i bounce between a 21oz California Framer and my grandfather's rigging axe that i refinished and made a handle out of a 100 y/o tree that fell in my parents front yard. Currently cant justify a Martinez but damn im looking forward to that day

I did the same thing the other day but with my Skil saw’s it’s definitely funny how they bring you back to certain times in your life

I've got the same story but a larger quiver that I recently tossed in the trash. Now I'm looking for something different like what you currently own. Cool video!

Got cleaned out in resent separation so I'm stuck trying to rebuild my shop and my life lol. Thanks for sharing. I've been considering the stiletto as the framer I pick up. Think you may have swayed me to the m1 now. Like the full head replacement and not just the face.

Thank for sharing your position on these hammers. Good info.

Good video Kyle, I still have my first estwing from when I was 15 .55 now and still swinging an assortment of hammers, cheers

Had my 20oz curved estwing going on 18 years...can't see me changing anytime soon....thing is a tank,!!!

@717UT

4 жыл бұрын

I have a fancy hammer, but I will admit that 20 oz is a sweet spot for an all round tool

What a great timeline of the Evolution of hammers through ur journey. I just picked up my first higher end framing hammer. I’ve been having elbow and shoulder issue for a while. Just thought I was getting older, but after speaking with so many follow tradesmen. The issue became clear. Swinging the wrong hammer 🔨 30-40 hours a week. Super excited for what the future holds

20 oz Vaughn fiberglass. I have waffle and smooth faced hammers. Pretty much all I’ve ever used.

Real framing hammer review I’ve ever watched so much helped.

I've been wanting the M1 for a while now, but like you in your early years I just can't justify it. Like the video🤘🤘

i got my brother a tb2 and he got me a martinez m4 12oz we build decks. The thing is a game changer like you said! We both had been talking about them but never justified them lol we both had been using whatever Dewalts best antivibe option at the time for the last 7yr and before that it was the good ol estwing!!

The Martinez is a very beautiful hammer to use, it’s different, but worth every penny!

Thx for history of your hammer journey, lots of real world gems.

I started with a 16oz plumb, had a few of those early on. Then transitioned to a 20oz, do not recall the manufacturer. Now I have a kobalt waffle head framer, a Vaughn 22 oz. Hickory handle Framer and Vaughn 16oz mill face hickory handle.

Buddy I love it! Thanks for sharing! Ive been a builder for 40 years!

Loved hearing your story

My hammer journey is very similar ! M1 is my go to after 17 years !

Started out with a basic curved claw like you, bought the DEWALT 15oz from home depot and used that for a few years, then I bought my 12oz stiletto wood handle about 6 years ago which I still use today

Ive been a carpenter for 7years in Canada Ive started whit the Vaughan CFB2LM 19-Ounce Blue Max High Performance and still have to this day just love the hammer one day im going to get the Martinez M1 Great vid bro 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I just bought an M1 for my Bday. I look forward to trying it outs. Thank you for your videos. They are very informative.

@jarett484

Жыл бұрын

Just wondering why you chose to go back to a steel head from titanium if you were using a stiletto?

My old man got me a 28 Oz Estwing hammer. I've been using it for 16 years. I've taken it on multiple deployments (military carpenter). I've since bought another one. I tried a wood handle 14 and It felt to weird. I could no longer 3 hit nails. I've been using the Estwing so long it felt like I could never transition to something lighter. Still using the Estwing today. Who knows I may try one of the m1 or stiletto hammers next. Great video

Great video Kyle. I built my house 35 years ago with a 20 oz Craftsman with a orange fiberglass handle for framing and a 16 oz Craftsman claw for interior trim. Still have those today. When my Dad passed, my brother only wanted one thing and that was my Dad's hammer because both my brother and I learned from my Dad how to build a variety of things using that hammer. I don't know of any other tool that evokes such passion like a hammer does.

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Very true

Who would have thought a hammer video could be so cool and interesting. Nailed it!!! 🔨

@RRBuildings

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you

@bannockchief

4 жыл бұрын

I got a 150 lb box of hammers that people just love digging through. Like, who tf really cares about hammers. But, who am I to judge, I got a box of 'em.

@westy2701lol

3 жыл бұрын

Hall of frame

@zachpel1923

3 жыл бұрын

Me

@BigPapaJ01

3 жыл бұрын

😂

This was great. Thanks for sharing!

I’ve thought about doing a video similar to yours Kyle but I just didn’t think anyone would be interested. But after enjoying yours maybe someday I will? It’s awesome to see how someone else feels sentimental about their hammers the way I do. I’m currently on a Stiletto “Musclehead” 16 oz. with the wooden handle. Keep up the good videos!

This is the best concrete hammer I have ever used. Only time I use a stiletto is when building scaffold because it's a very balanced hammer were the Martinez is head heavy. Also the Martinez nail puller is the most bad ass cats paw I have ever used for stripping wood concrete forms

@fredheskett5844

Жыл бұрын

THE BEST CATS PAW EVER!

Cool vid! So you can easily turn this into a continuing series - "My Journey." Call this first one My Journey - The Hammer. Next could be My Journey - The Tool Belt, etc.