Claw Hammers

By: Harry Sawyers, This Old House magazine (Page 3 of 3)

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ANTI-VIBE hammer from stanleytools.com;LONG NOSE hammer from sharkcorp.com; The Striker's hammer

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1. Anti-Vibe 2. Long Nose 3. Nail Starter (See"options")

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4. Two-Faced

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5. Weight Forward

Pulls Both Ways hammer from douglastool.com

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6. Pulls Both Ways

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One Pull or Two?
A claw that curves back sharply toward its handle (A) can pull out longer nails with one yank. Hammers with straight claws (B, C) are better suited for prying apart fastened lumber. Side nail pullers (D) apply the greatest leverage and help extract nails in spaces too tight for a claw to reach.

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Where to find it
Classic Finisher:
Estwing E16C; Estwing
Rockford, IL
www.estwing.com

6–oz. Pocket Hammer
Lee Valley & Veritas
Ogdensburg, NY
800-871-8158
www.leevalley.com

AntiVibe:
Stanley Tools Group
New Britain, CT
800-262-2161
www.stanleytools.com

Long Nose:
model #20–2110
Shark Corporation
Wilmington, CA
310-513-1113
www.sharkcorp.com

Nail Starter:
Striker, US Tape
Patchogue, NY
800-472-8273
www.ustape.com

Two–Faced:
model# TB15S,
Stiletto
800-987-1849
www.stilettotools.com

Weight Forward:
Estwing WF21LM

Pulls Both Ways:
model# DFR20S
Douglas Tool Inc.
Santa Cruz, CA
831-420-0456
www.douglastool.com

Thanks to–The Hammer Source,
Naperville, II
877-496-2537
www.hammersource.com