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 just like if you don't see on the next episode