Martinez Hammers

[KungFooBob]

I saw a video of a guy assembling a Martinez Hammer on Friendface.

I thought it looked pretty cool.

I googled. They're modular, you can replace the head and the grip and the body is made of titanium.

Then I saw the price. Holy Sheet!

https://tftools.com/collections/martine ... 3cEALw_wcB

[Count Steer]

'Ow much!!

[KungFooBob]

I guess if you worked a trade that did a lot of hammering it would be worth it (if they are as light and durable as suggested), a hammer for life so to speak.

Bit rich for the odd bit of DIY tho'

[Count Steer]

Nice though.

I'd put one in a deep frame, hang it on the wall and call it 'industrial art'

(It would be called 'In Case of Emergency - Break Glass').

[mangocrazy]

Not really sure what advantage titanium confers in that application. A hammer needs weight, correctly distributed, to work which is why you get hammers of different weights for different jobs. Making the handle of Ti would accentuate the head weight, I suppose, but wouldn't that upset the balance of the hammer?

A nice Estwing hammer would probably be as good as a Ti one for DIY use, and is much cheaper...

[Count Steer]

Not really sure what advantage titanium confers in that application. A hammer needs weight, correctly distributed, to work which is why you get hammers of different weights for different jobs. Making the handle of Ti would accentuate the head weight, I suppose, but wouldn't that upset the balance of the hammer?

A nice Estwing hammer would probably be as good as a Ti one for DIY use, and is much cheaper...

Most hammer shafts are light I thought. eg wood or fibreglass type stuff. My 'precision 'ammers' are all lightweight yellow synthetic shaft jobs.

[KungFooBob]

I was once complimented on my hammer by a chippy who borrowed it to hammer his race bike straight.

It was a Stanley anti-vibration one I treated myself to at £25.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I think I've had the same hammer since 1987, maybe longer, I think it was £2 from Snetterton Market.

[Skub]

Hammer pron.

[Rockburner]

Hammer pron.

phwooar

[Skub]

Hammer pron.

phwooar

Should that not be 'Thoooor'?

[Yorick]

My 'ammer collection seems to be aimed at brute force

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[Count Steer]

Most of the hammers on display in this thread look a bit shabby. Try a coat of Knackalacka - adds glamour to your hammer....



...and lustre to your cluster.

*coat*
*door*

[ZRX61]

Most of the hammers on display in this thread look a bit shabby. Try a coat of Knackalacka - adds glamour to your hammer....



...and lustre to your cluster.

*coat*
*door*

A few of mine... (there's 72 all told)



3rd from the top with the tape on the handle is one of my oldest, bought it over 40 years ago.

[ZRX61]

The extremes....

[Newey]

My 'ammer collection seems to be aimed at brute force

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For a place with limited rain, those hammers are fucking rusty.

[demographic]

Lad I work with has the M4 version, so it's not the full on long framing hammer length and has the slightly liighter D shaped smooth faced head.
It's very nice. The magnetic nailstarter is a nice feature that hardly gets used.
The straight claws piss all over most curved claws on most peoples hammers from.a great height but I have an old Estwing from (I think) the 1960s) with the straight (ripclaws) claws and mine brays nails in just as well as the Martinez.
Unless you regularly do timber framing I wouldn't recommend the longer and heavier Martinez M1 cos it would be too long and heavy for most people and the big boys will snigger and suggest that "You'll choke that ammmer" as you hold it near the head like a newbie. And if its the waffle head version it won't half make a mess when you bray your thumb with a cackhanded strike.

I have a couple of large Estwing framing hammers but don't use em everyday, theyre just extra weight unless I'm framing or shuttering.

The lad I know with the Martinez M4 bought it after doing a lot of pricework andjust wanted to treat himself, he doesn't give a crap about flash cars, bikes or watches and wanted something he uses everyday to be a bit special.
I'll not judge him harshly on that when I have about £900 worth (if bought new today) of block planes. They are lovely mind.
Besides, have you seen jjst how fuggin much some people spend on a fountain pen? I'd have to sign the same contract they're poncing about with using a bic just out of badness

[Cousin Jack]

Only got 4 at the moment, a nondescript claw hammer, a medium sized cross pein; a lightweight ball pein and a modern soft face with interchangeable plastic faces. A few years back I had dozens, inherited from my Dad and Grandad (both carpenters) and my other Grandad ( a shipwright). Some of them ( 3 or 4 calking mallets) would be worth a tidy bit today.

[Yorick]

My 'ammer collection seems to be aimed at brute force

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For a place with limited rain, those hammers are fucking rusty.

Brought from uk

[ChrisW]

My 'ammer collection seems to be aimed at brute force

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They do look a little bit like they might have evidence tags next to them and the logo of the relevant police force in the corner of the photo...