People keep saying a $20 rock hammer from the hardware store is fine, but my Estwing is the only reason I still have a thumb after that quartz vein in Sedona.

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Yeah, cheap tools have their place. My old Stanley hammer head flew off on a granite seam, nearly took my kneecap out. Upgraded to a solid steel one-piece Estwing after that, never looked back. The balance is just better for hard strikes.

jordan_hill16d agoTop Commenter

Solid steel one-piece" sounds like the real fix.

nelson.wren16d ago

Remember that story from @ericw93 about the hammer head? My buddy had the same thing happen with a cheap chisel. Thing shattered and a piece went right into his safety glasses, left a scratch on the lens. He bought an Estwing the next day.