Or two, idk

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      I’ve always assumed it was some sort of ornate, ceremonial hammer made of pure gold that they keep in a special chamber, but now that you mentioned it, I really hope it’s just a claw hammer they borrow from the maintenance guy.

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        “Hey Frank, can we borrow your hammer? We need to see if the pope is dead.”
        “Did you submit a maintenance ticket for it? I don’t see it on my task list.”
        “Oh, no, but I figured if I just called you…”
        “Gotta have a ticket for it; I get in trouble if I spend too much time on other things.”

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        What evere requires…extra ‘persuasion’. I legit use it for projects around the house. Last use was few weeks ago. Aided in breaking up my porch cement slab. Sometimes it’s used for erasing hard drives at work. Sometimes as an axe replacement for old lumber etc.

        It’s a 20lb head. The original wooden handle broke one day. Had a welder friend fix the handle XD. So it’s another 10lbs of ~1.5inch construction grade rebar. It will out last me. Hoping to make it an heirloom.

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          Aren’t the impacts painful? I’ve used small hammers that were all steel and they weren’t there for violence unless you like waking up the tendinitis demon.

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            Surprisingly no. Infact it’s about on par with another 16lber I’ve got with the fancy fiberglass and stuff built in.

            I think the sheer mass absorbs most of it. The rest is technique. Slightly loosening the left hand grip just before impact. Then again, not much is resisting this monster either.

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    Estwing 22oz smooth faced ripping/framing hammer. Bought one about 30 years ago when I was doing roofing and framing work. Still use it all the time. Comfortable and durable, great for construction and demolition work. Does a nice job digging out stubborn nails. If I could only have one hammer in my tool bag, that’s what it would be.

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    Being in auto body repair, I love this chart. Seeing how other trades use hammers is just fascinating, since it’s kind of like a peek into their world.

    I’d never have known that a drywall hammer had such a nice blade at the end of it, or that an electrician’s hammer would look so unique.

    That said, I’d like to have seen a pick hammer. It comes in short and long varieties, which we use to take out high spots from beneath a car panel while also gradually shrinking the metal in that area, before switching sides and tapping it back down.