ESTWING Ultra Series Hammer - 19 oz Rip Claw Framing Hammer with Milled Face & Genuine Leather Grip - E19SM

Wow!!! I was amazed that this tool which is specifically designed to install nails does just that! Haha... But seriously, I live on a farm and drive a lot of nails and also pull a ton. I've had this exact weight and style hammer with the rubber grip for many years, it's the best hammer I've ever used function-wise, and the quality will last a lifetime. It's so good in fact, that my wife uses it all the time which presents a problem when I go to use it and it's not in its spot. This leads to this hammer with the compressed leather grip. I bought this for my wife in the exact weight and design of mine but with this handle material so we could tell them apart. The cost is more expensive than a basic claw hammer and cheaper than some crazy fancy hammer that no one needs. It is worth every penny. Every design feature is immensely useful and performs better than every other hammer I have and have used (I own almost a dozen other claw hammers that just sit in a drawer). Estwing is second to none on quality and it WILL last a lifetime. I will never have a need to buy another hammer unless my wife or I lose ours... If you ever use a hammer, buy this one. You will have zero regrets and give away your others to anyone who needs a hammer.

I bought this hammer looking for a nice mid tier hammer under triple digits. The handle is love it or hate it.I sanded mine down and oiled the leather. It's much more comfortable.Good enough for my use.

This is the best hammer on the market.

Best lookin hammer out there. The grip isn’t as grippy as normal blue handle. But that’s not a deal breaker for me. But that’s the complaint I get from coworkers who barrow it. Also I’m a big fan of the nail puller on the side. I’m a concrete carpenter and works perfect for 16d duplexes.

This is a quality hammer no doubt. But to call it a framing hammer at 15oz head weigh is a joke. And of course if you use it as a hammer the paint will chip off. The only complaint I have is the head is poorly machined it is misshapen on mine as well as many others. Other then that I find it to be very well balanced and a good nail driver more suitable for trim work and siding things along that kind of work. I think I'll leave the framing to my 22oz eastwing. And I almost forgot to mention the handle can pass as a wooden one not leather just from the feel hardest leather handle I ever felt I'm tempted to try sanding it to see if it softens any

Great hammer!

I got this hammer for my boyfriend for Christmas and it is safe to say he loves it. So much that he doesn’t want to use it TOO much at work so it doesn’t get ruined. Overall it is a great hammer it came in great packaging and the appearance was perfect other than a couple small chips in the paint. Will buy again!!!!

Perfect balance for hammering nails...that's the main job of a hammer...but...I found out the hard way not to get any solvents on the black paint on this hammer, the paint is easily removed. Granted, a hammer is going to get dinged around in use by it's very nature, but when I tried to remove the gummy adhesive residue from the warning stickers on the painted portion of the hammer's handle, the isopropyl alcohol began to remove the paint. It worked fine on the bare metal on the top of the hammer, but what ever you do, don't get any solvents on the black paint. Fortunately, I realized my cloth was turning black in time to stop rubbing, but the photographs make the hammer look much better than it does in person. I gave it a coat of gun oil since this paint they use probably won't do much to prevent rusting. Overall a great hammer with one caution about caring for it's appearance.