For the discriminating contractor, look no further than the Stiletto TiBone straight handle hammer, available for just $200. Why so cheap, you ask? “Not cheap,” we reply. “Just expensive enough!” While our previous models were made of 24k solid gold, we discovered that when it comes to bashing in nails held betwixt the thumb and forefinger of your stoop-backed manservant, solid titanium will suffice. No need to get gaudy.
Dealmonger: A Solid Titanium Hammer For $200 [Toolmonger]
I used to have this great ad for a titanium hammer that claimed, because it was half the weight of a steel hammer, you could drive nails twice as fast! Really, how is titanium better than steel for a hammer? Maybe it’s good for explosive environments because it’s non-sparking?
wow you could get one of those nail holders and you’d be set.
It would complement my Titanium wedding ring…
My brothers-in-law own a construction company and swear by titanium hammers…they frame houses and when you swing a hammer as much as they do the extra missing ounces make a huge difference.
Lighter hammers aside, those guys could still rip my hand off in an arm wrestling contest.
The disdain that BB Gadgets sometimes shows for subjects that might be somewhat outside it’s areas of expertise is disappointing. If you ask me, painting such a contemptuous picture of a construction professional that wants to spend a relatively reasonable amount on the primary tool of his trade seems distasteful, especially when the person doing the painting is running a site dedicated to far less essential gadgetry with, usually, a much higher price tag.
Aw, come on! I was just funnin’. (Although I didn’t know that titanium hammers existed until Toolmonger pointed them out to me.)
How does a lighter hammer make sense for driving more nails more easily? Framing hammers are heavier than other hammers so that the head has more inertia to drive 16d framing nails. If you drop the weight of the hammer head, you have to swing harder, don’t you? And if lighter hammers made sense, contractors would already be using them because they exist. If the Ti allows a hammer to be made that has a more efficient distribution of mass, ok, I get it.
5000!: Since this commenting system doesn’t allow for the inclusion of graphics, you’ll just have to imagine a shot of Warren Oates in Stripes saying, “Lighten up, Francis.”
Non-sparking?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qlnsrSOgLEE
Huh? Don’t you want a reasonable amount of spring in the hammer handle? Both to save your hand from the shock, but also to make the hammer more efficient (elastic collision -> more momentum transfer). Hence fiberglass handles (or the traditional hickory).
I would be happy to be the “stoop-backed manservant” to a master who would buy me a $200 hammer. What if he didn’t like the look of your beat-up old work truck? Maybe he would help you into a more suitable vehicle?
Does it come with a manual? If it doesn’t, forget it!
The titanium hammer has a longer handle. Coupled with less weight, you can swing it faster. The energy stored in a moving mass is proportional to the velocity squared. A little increase in velocity can make a big difference. Also, no, you don’t want spring in the handle if there is no recoil. Titanium offers much less recoil than steel. I’ve read on the order of 30% for steel and 3% for titanium.
I have two words for this ” NAIL GUN” 90 percent of the nails used on a stick framed house can be done with a gun. But also think about golf clubs … head speed equals distance…so yes Ive swithced to Titanium hammers. They make a difference.
It’s funny how the people who don’t use the tools in question on a daily basis are the ones who critic its superiority! To put it in perspective, ANY prizefighter will tell you that lighter gloves will allow him a harder punch! The same holds true for hammers, the inertia of force is far greater, without the residual effects of contact. Yes this hammer is expensive, but it was NEVER intended to be left in a drawer until a picture needed a brad… this is a professionals tool & is as important as a good nailer or saw. Go to any professionals’ jobsite & you will NOT find walmart nailguns, saws, tapemeasures, or compressors. No you don’t want “elastic collision”, that energy is not only transfered to the struck object, but also to the striker… (ever hit hit a pole with a stick?), this hammer is almost 100% deadblow, meaning it transfers almost no trauma to the body, keeping “tennis elbow” away. Its sad that we mock the things we cannot grasp.