Scott Brown here and in today's exciting video we
are talking hammers I've been using this hammer for about a month now and so far so good but
I thought I would go back to the first hammer that I started with 15 years ago and that is
the East Wing curved claw standard blue handle hammer the advantage of the curved claw is that it
gives you leverage for pulling out nails so it's a good starter hammer it's only like maybe 100
bucks New Zealand and when you're starting you often make a mistake so you're probably pulling
nails out more than you would be if you're a more experienced builder another advantage of these
handles is that this steel so they're virtually you just can't break them if you're missing you're
hitting things you're whacking around you maybe you don't have much finesse this is great hammer
to start with so I had this hammer for like ten years before I changed it served me well then
I went on through the East Wing rip claw hammer very similar to the other East Wing other than
the claw is flatter and the handle is a leather handle tightly woven around so this was my second
hammer and the only reason I bought it is because I was working and living in the UK and I needed
a hammer so I saw this on Amazon it was a similar price it was like I think was at 80 pounds maybe
80 pounds I just like the look of the RIP chloride seen a lot of builders on online using rip claw
hammers and I thought I'd try it out and it's been a revelation for me prior to this didn't
even think about the hacking abilities that you had with a rip claw you can just like pull timber
off walls very easily you just throw it in you can split timber you can it does have less leverage
when you're pulling out nails but it hasn't been a problem for me you've got bars you know you've
got nail pullers and and it might just be me but I think it's just a bit of built hammer than the
original East Wing that I used this is so good why did I change it well these two hammers have
something in common they both made us steel all the way through and therefore they're very heavy
and I carry my hello I carry my hammer yeah like this so to have a heavy anchor point right there
in the middle of your back it's no good so I was trying to think of ways so I've been trying to
think of ways to listen that way in the back there but I still wanted to keep the rip claw
because I like it so much and that brought me to this sucker here it's an expensive hammer it
cost me like 300 New Zealand Dollars very pricey but the fact that it's titanium means it's super
light like this computer for this honestly it's just not even and this must be half the way the
wooden handle what makes a lot lighter apparently this is less vibration as well and I kind of
noticed that it might just because I knew it as I was but the way is completely different it says
16 hours so it says 16 amps whereas I think these are like 19 or 20 ounces as a builder using this
everyday so far so good hanging in my tool belt is just not even I can barely feel it the power
in it the extra long handle and the leverage that you get from it the long handle also helps with
leverage when you're pulling stuff up there's a little nifty nail puller thingy there as well it
helps has a nifty little magnet thing here so you can get your now started just by that and then the
now started and then you keep nailing I watched other videos of guys who've had this hammer for
a while and they said that we know really working hard I'd go for a handle about every three months
so that's something to consider if you want to get a hammer like this you're paying for the you pay
for the head of the hammer more than anything you got to be willing to replace the handle every now
and then but that could be a fun project you know unbolting this and then making your own special
made handle choosing the wood another thing to consider is this is quite a big hammer socially I
think this design is like a framing hammer so it's good for us we just like think in the u.s.
They
call them general contractors we just say builders and we do framing one week and plasterboard today
and next week we'll be doing finishing carpentry so we do sort of all round work and a hammer
like this is fine for that yeah to recap this hammer great starter you won't break it and pull
nails out easily pretty cheap pretty sweet this one this is good as well similar to the last one
you're not going to break it you've got that rip claw so if you want to try rip claw hammer out
this is a pretty inexpensive way to try that out but if you're looking for something like
to wait if you're looking for a badass hammer take it to the next level get this one in fact
this one's so cool that you think you'll still get one burr blue handle history yeah I feel like
you can like break into people's houses much more easier yeah yeah that's a consideration um we
we our safety goggles remember kids always wear safety goggles so I hope this has been helpful
if you're buying a hammer here are three hammers to consider from me a builder who has been
using them for a while any questions call me below and like if you liked the video and
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