Jul 30 2007S2 updates the classic hammer

"elastomeric shockgaskets "..... ok, now there just making things up.

Pastor Al: I seriously thought the same thing! Too funny.

until they invent a hammer that will only smash nails and not my damn thumb, I will keep using the $3 version of the hammer.

http://www.sithomeandrot.com

The wood'll snap the first time you use it.
NEXT.

It's a good thing, too. I've been looking for a hammer with elastomeric shockgaskets.

I've got a pair of elastomeric shockgaskets...in my pants!

elastomeric shockgaskets = blue rubber lining

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elastomeric shockgaskets.

the phrase "don't fix it if it isn't broken comes to mind"

Lets let some graphic art and design student who's never swung a hammer redesign one!

Why the hell would you want the head to be 2 pieces??? I like normal hammers and all, but I just wish there was less iron and more wood where strength is important. Also, get rid of all that weight, who wants inertia?

Also, some company already re-invented the hammer, they sell 'em at Home Depot for like $35. Those actually look pretty good to me. Lemme see if I can find a pic...
Nope, couldn't

Oh, here's one...

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/W/AE_weight-forward_hammer.html

well ... it looks pretty cool :S

#8 - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

While this 'hammer' is a cutesy wutesy little toy you might hand your carpenter friend at retirement, the HAMMER has already been perfected in a beautiful thing called a Powder Actuated Hammer.

Anything that drives concrete hardened nails with the force of a blank is nothing less than a superspank to future generations!

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100324934

Now while I'm not heavy into construction, I am into carpentry...There's a few things that come to mind with this...I agree with the other people about not having to fix something that isn't broken. Seriously though? I mean "what?" Why the hell would anyone do this to a hammer? Putting ergonomics aside, this piece of crap is simply unmanly. Can you imagine what Thor would have been like if his hammer had "elastomeric shockgaskets?" I mean seriously folks...

Anyway, this hammer is crap, it's unmanly, and if Thor wouldn't use it, then neither will I.

Why are we reinventing the hammer? it's about screwing, people, screwing. i screw things left right and centre all the time. i don't nail anything. when you nail something it never stays nailed. but if you screw it good it stays screwed.

My dad worked in construction his entire life, from his late teens up through his 60's. While he has many specialized hammers, his framing hammer is the one he carries, and he bought it over 40 years ago. This is a tool that should be reliable, not gimmicky.

it is a true work of art. i want one

y'all naysayers are just jealous!!! at least they're trying to do something original... what have you invented lately, ya puss?!

I have used the weight forward and let me tell you its terrible! It is so heavy in the front your wrist starts to hurt after a short time hammering. Consider this once you hit a nail- you have to pull it back up. Too much weight in the front and you wear your arm out after a while. Let's give credit where credit is due...take a look at what they did. Simple and innovative...after all hammers have been around for "thousands of years" as they say and this is the first time someone came up with this solution??

I personally can't wait to try it out- then I will let you all know what I really think.

Based on how it looks, that's going to be a high speed hammer. In other words, since it's so light, you'll have to swing it real fast to drive the nails in.

Those plastic gaskets will absorb some of the shock, which will eliminat vibration in the handle. But if they've done it right, 90% of the driving force will still be available to drive the nail with.

The Wooden handle should be a lot stronger than regular conventional wooden handle hammers, because if you notice how it mounts on the handle, it covers about 4 inches of the handle (it looks like anyway).

All in all it looks kind of cool. Is it practical? I don't know. I've swung alot of hammers in my time. I'd like to try it out. I preffer the normal metal Swingline hammer myself.

#15 - Have you ever done anything out side of small projects? I would like to see you frame a house with a drill and screws.

As for the hammer, they are just trying something new. Alot of trash talking considering most people that commented probably have never tried out the hammer.

I know lots of guys that after years of hammering and construction have bad elbows and wrists, so if they can make a hammer that reduces the blunt trama your arm takes, then all the power to the designers.

I have always prefered wooden handle hammers to metal.

Cheers

All those times I grabbed a hammer and IT JUST DIDN'T WORK. Finally technology will allow me to hit things.

This reminds me, mostly, of my cock.

I think the overhit plate is an awesome idea. Way overdue. I think for most lightduty work it is a good design. Also, You remind me of mine so shut it.

Now if you REALLY want a manly hammer, check this gnarly bastard out... Made for total destruction and a little assembling.

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-099

Finally!!! Found the S2 Split Head Hammer online through a posting on another site...

$49.99 at Ace Hotline.

http://www.acehotline.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=19710

Ordering mine tomorrow-will let you know.

This hamma is just wrong. Take it from a 40+ year carpenter. 1st of all, if you need overstrike plates you should just put it down cuz you're gonna hurt yourself. 2nd, you don't need shock gaskets unless your in the electric chair, that is what the wood handle does. All competent carps pack the wood as it is totally kinder to your elbow over the years. If you need a "lighter" hamma try the titanium, 2/3s the weight, but the corrugation on the face wears quickly, nothin like good old forged steel. The hammer head is one of the most difficult things to forge as the metal must be tempered differently from head to claw. The head must be slightly malleable so that it doesn't shatter when struck while the claws must be very hard so that they don’t fail while be used to pry. Might be easier to change out the handle if you could freakin find a store that stocks the weird lookin stick. 50 bucks, you're payin for useless technology. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

real ninjas drive nails with their bare hands.

its a hammer, big deal

Actually (phil) you are a bit short sited with your comment. I think it's a fantastic accomplishment in what they produced in the S2. If you could read and did your homework before you made silly comments you would find they got a frigging patent on a hammer!!!! A hammer-think about it for a second. How long has a hammer been around-thousands of years- and this is not just a design patent but a full blown utility patent. In the business world that's what counts. Bravo I say and bring it on!

Boss to Bob, "Hurry up and finish nailing that sheet of plywood"!

Bob To Boss, "Wait a minute, My pattented two piece hammerhead has vibrated loose again. I need to go find the wrench to tighten it up again."

Boss to bob, "You're fired."

Sounds as if Dave has had a few too many 2x4's land on his head. He would rather buy a $250 Titanium hammer - but he won't consider the S2 which is forged steel?

I would even wager to say he comes from the old school where he even HEWS his own trees for lumber!!

Come on Dave fess up...we are here for you buddy.

Pretty clever Ecco1, lol. I've never bought a titanium hammer, was given one once to use for the companies product research. It's retail was 80 bucks. I'm thinking that titanium is best used for airplanes and golf clubs. Maybe they are $250 on Rodeo Drive where you shop. I like the steel better. Might have tried the S2 when we built the Arc, I'm sure Noah's sons would have had a good laugh. Also I prefer to hew Al Gore's carbon offset trees. Thanks man, I feel the love Ecco1. Bonk, another 2x on the casaba.

Well I use air to drive nails and hammers more for demolition.. I would hate to scratch this one it so pretty :-)

Looks like Vaughan has finally gotten their act together-new site and the S2 is up there. They even have a video-check it out.

http://hammernet.com/vaughan/pages/products/professional-curved-claw-hammers/s2.php

for my boyfriend xD

http://www.spymac.com/details/2271277

Ok so if you think about it, it's a pansy's (or wuss's) hammer. I just saw the video...well, even without the video I knew this, but yeah, they took the hammer (again, a manly tool for light to heavy duty work), and made it "user friendly." I see a parallel between McDonalds "Warning: contents of cup MAY be hot" which arose from someone stupid hurting themselves for not knowing coffee is hot, and this "Warning: Hammers may induce pain" from someone having gotten hurt with a hammer.

Damn.

Dave made a point about the difference in steel temper required by the head vs claws. (That, by the way, is why you shouldn't buy $3 hammers). Seems that the two-piece head would make it cheaper to achieve that, as you could simply temper each part to the degree needed, without needing to gradate the temper.

I don't get the claim about integrated overstrike plates; there are lots of hammers with that feature.

They have forgotten one capital issue in a good hammer design: The center of inertia should be located slightly below the center of gravity. That way, when the hammer rotate around your elbow and touch the nail, the hammer is stopped both in a translationnal and rotationnal way. That's because of that a standard hammer has this caracterics shape : apparently this one is reversed...

The hammer design has been around for many centuries, it just take a few month for a designer to forget everything. Foolish world...