All About Hammers | Ask This Old House

[@AGlimpseInside]

If I may leave a tip here, I recently Incorporated a jewelers hammer (really small hammer with A 1/2” diameter brass head on one side and a half inch diameter nylon head on the other) I have used it for some delicate jobs more often than I ever realized I needed. Just wanted to throw that out there and see if it would stick.

[@billdemarce1789]

I bought a hart hammer because of Tom. My favorite too

[@AlexGray]

Man that hammer that can hold a nail at the ledge for when you’re using your other hand to hold the wood is next level genius.

[@mountainwolf1]

I agree brilliant 👏

[@Kevscancave]

Absolutely couldn’t agree more! Super cool

[@tonyprice5344]

When I was on a framing crew it was a hatchet with a grooved head. Back in the day it would drive a 16p nail in two or three swings. Now it’s a 20oz Estwing. I watched Norm use one for years and now I’ve had mine for years.

[@diverdave4056]

...mmm my Estwing 20 oz I used for 35 years on the job still RULES !

[@slippinslidewayz]

Straight claw estwing. If you start to fall/slide off a high place, turn it around and bury that sucker into your project. Great safety device.

[@Grandlake-outfitters]

Saved my azz more than once doing that

[@poeticthoughts06]

Tommy is a gem.

[@davidmatke248]

Tommy is the man!

[@MrSka7cis]

its hammer time

[@Kevscancave]

That’s for Sure!

[@andrewc6385]

I gotta agree with u

[@ecleveland1]

I use a 16oz smooth face straight claw hammer for trim work and general purposes. I use a 10oz smooth face straight claw cabinet hammer for all of my cabinet and furniture work. I also prefer wood handles vs. fiberglass or steel.

[@jen6658]

Watched the entire video for “Hammer Time” and they didn’t disappoint. Love these guys.

[@tpp4007]

Wow, I remember watching this as a kid. I wonder how these guys have aged. I’ve learned more about hammers in 4 minutes than those other videos!

[@starblazers01]

50 yrs old & still learning from This Old House. Miss Roger! 👍

[@marekkrepa9982]

What happened to Roger?

[@starblazers01]

He left the show for health reasons. ☹️

[@MB12116]

Honestly, if you are in need of one hammer as a new homeowner, I would advise that you buy a 16 oz curved claw that is cheap. I have many hammers, including cheap and expensive types, and generally, I will just grab the closet hammer to me and won’t care about it’s features. However, if I am doing a framing project, I will always keep my stiletto 14oz framing hammer in my pouch. Fir demo I switch to an estwing or different steel shaft hammer.

[@mccalejk2]

Thanks for sharing.

[@thetributary8089]

I honestly thought you switched to German in that last sentence

[@MB12116]

@@thetributary8089 lol, I and o are right next to each other on my keyboard and I must have pressed the I instead of the o

[@Dirtyharry70585]

@@thetributary8089 Stiletto hammers used titanium that’s why they’re so light but the energy released is about the same as a 20 ounce therefore you don’t screw up your elbow when you swing so many times. Check out Douglas hammers.

[@diverdave4056]

come on now ... never buy a Cheap hammer - you will be using it the rest of your life ! you can buy a very good hammer for $25 to $30 dollars

[@bosse641]

Tom knows his stuff.

[@Bsh-pt6xh]

For concrete forms and demo I carry a 28oz bostitch. Interior/ exterior work I carry a 16 oz dewalt. And a 8# sledge in the gang box incase something really needs moving

[@ZincOxideGinger]

You always gotta have a little persuaded around.

[@RadDadisRad]

I’ve got a couple Stiletto titanium hammers. I love wooden handles.

[@MaskoftheWraith]

I love this channel, even though I’m a total amateur

[@alexknight7191]

My dad taught me how to swing a hammer when I was a kid. Tommy repeating the technique brings back memories!

[@Davey768]

Missed out on the titanium handle and heads, those are great. Especially the Martinez M1.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

I've carryed a vaugh for years, Tommy's right it's gotta be right.

[@nbrowser]

Still find it nice that at one point Kevin was once a guest on Ask This Old House...now he's been the host for years and is a quality host too.

[@clcortelyou]

I'm not gifted in the construction trades/skills, but I helped build few church camp structures in my college years backed when dinosaurs roamed. My supervisor during those projects was a gifted construction worker/manager who could move about the construction site with ease and grace and just keep the project moving forward with aplomb. He would work on his knees right beside us college boys at least twice as fast as I could on my. best days, always on the left side of us, out of harms way. Except I'm left-handed and dropping my arm, holding my hammer while I fished my next nail, I smacked Don right in the noggin with my 14 ounce hammer (type of claw irrelevant). Thankfully, he at least had the cushioning of a cap though not a hard hat. I think I was moved into the kitchen where I belonged the following week.

[@remodelwithashleys]

Do you have a video about Tom's miter saw station? I watched an episode where it looked like the stop block was moved by a mechanism to set the length of the cut. I just caught a glimpse of it but really interested in his set up.

[@andrethib]

great video, you guys nailed it

[@rayf534]

Luv you guys & gals ! I have gotten so much priceless info & ideas through out the years .THANKYOU.👍

[@ericgrey4744]

I love these segments

[@GFINHK]

Great video, very informative. Thank you, gentlemen.

[@nworbydnar]

What about the amazing wooden handled rig axe? The most balanced framing hammer ever. : )

[@anier1582]

Great vid

[@isaiahkean3804]

Vary good video I learned so much thank you

[@adamfrbs9259]

Look up Martinez Titanium hammer (for carpentry), pretty sweet.

[@Guardducks]

Nothing beats a piece of wood in your hands. I love my 20 ounce hammer, my friend who smashed his thumb with it while doing some flooring hated it.

[@BillyCarsley]

Let's talk about hammer innovations such as titanium, side pullers, aluminum, saw nut wrench built into the bottom...

[@samsonli9490]

Any suggestions for a general hammer for around the house stuff?

[@rupe53]

I think someone already mentioned it: Inexpensive, wood handle, curved claw, 14-16 ounce. If you do enough things you could also get a cheap "tack hammer" that has maybe a 6 ounce head and is very narrow. They are good for small finish nails, picture frames, and hobby projects. They are available with a magnetic head so you don't smash your fingers.

[@carroll428]

Can we see a "all about sand paper" please. Thanks

[@LXT43]

Anyone noticed that his favorite wood handle hammer is a hybrid of both curved claw and rip claw?

[@shawnhaas5158]

24 oz DeWalt framing hammer and 16 oz DeWalt finishing hammer is what I finally settled on after years of trying all kinds of other hammers.

[@billdemarce1789]

Tommy and norm forgot More than most guys know. Very versatile and talented

[@Peter_Schiavo]

I worked with a tin-knocker who started out as a house framer many decades before. When he would drive 3" long nails into wood, he'd hit once to set it and then the second hit would drive it all the way in flush. He called me "Woody Woodpecker" when I did it. LoL.

[@nonyanks2510]

Yep, there's my hammer red curved claw fiberglass handle right in the center.

[@artagain8977]

Love hammahs!

[@POLOLOUS3]

Tommy always has great advice but I don’t agree on the swing. If you use you wrist you can hammer all day without tiring out your arm. Use your arm to swing and you get fatigued quickly.

[@tonythetiger9839]

going to hate that arthritis though...

[@gregkump3639]

You'll also have carpal tunnel issues by 35.

[@POLOLOUS3]

@@tonythetiger9839 I think that is inevitable in half of us. Some make it worse using their fists as hammers all day.

[@POLOLOUS3]

@@gregkump3639 only difference in the two swings is instead of the whole arm only your forearm down is swinging. Your still getting the same impacts through your hand/wrist in both. Carpal tunnel should be the same for both.

[@Abi-yt4te]

Love tommy

[@ArmedBatman]

Hammer time!!!!!

[@sithlordbilly4206]

The Hammer for when your husband steps out of line!!!! .....LOL 😆 😝 😂 🤣 ...Hahahahaha

[@brettking177]

You forgot the most important hammer...MC Hammer 🎤🕺🏿

[@julietphillips1991]

What about price, guys? Muy importante!

[@buckybarnes3803]

Thou hast forgotten mighty Mjolnir

[@jakeryanfilms6034]

Totally missed the weights and material differences. Titanium, steel, magnesium. Swing weights etc. a lot missing for a basic tool.

[@MB12116]

Also forgot to mention a bunch of different hammer types, dead blow, engineers, cross pein….

[@lewiskelly14]

Almost all videos on this channel are bad for leaving out certain details

[@binaryglitch64]

Nobody ever talks about the neck (the thin part before the face) of a hammer. Why does it exist? We talk about the claws, the dept and with of them. We talk about the hath (handle)... the grip, vibration, leverage, ect... when we start getting into the Martinez M1 and the Stilettos guys get real technical ... but why does a hammer have a neck? Nobody talks about that.

[@markstansbury6795]

Stilleto for me.

[@Charlesb88]

Please Hammer, don't hurt em cause Tommy's too legit to quit. 😂🤣

[@samcooke2742]

Silva's hammer looks like an old Hart 16 oz.

[@mrmike1ish]

Hammer Time … epic

[@tonythetiger9839]

hammer time!

[@XzTS-Roostro]

I had a feeling someone was gonna say "Hammer time"

[@danmar007]

I love hammers. I don't know why. 🙂

[@johnroberts9560]

Stop , hammer time , can't touch this ! 🔨😁

[@cppctek]

Hammer time

[@mongoliansheepfarmer1097]

Shaky set lol 2:17

[@nusermane1076]

Wonder which hammer is the best „bang“😏 for the buck😅

[@Mrdealornodeal618]

It's hammer- time 🤣

[@taqveem]

it's hammer time 🤣

[@brucesherman5625]

To bad not a word about the importance of safety glasses. One miss hit good bye to an eye. This was the case for a man's brother shared at work.

[@founder1307]

I'm so confused

[@benjaminarmstrong7047]

I lost my favorite hammer once, I was just crushed.

[@thomaswayneward]

Always buy two at a time.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Only came to read the hilarious comments on how Tommy knows absolutely nothing about hammers.

[@TrueChroniclez]

ooooh groan

[@lovingmesomeoutdoors8729]

Got da hamma on da ruff

[@Notsofatamerican]

Everything is a hammer. Unless it’s a screwdriver, then it’s a chisel.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

Every tool has a hammer end.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Obviously you don’t know what your talking about. Combo square? Pocket rule? (Just to name a few)

[@davidpearson3304]

@@johnlebzelter4208 obviously you missed the joke.

[@rupe53]

a string level (line level) does not have a hammer end... and neither does a piece of string or rope.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

@@johnlebzelter4208 no sense of humor.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

@@rupe53 in desperate times.......................

[@deloach205]

There are no left handed hammers present to show.

[@brdmb]

Tommy's poor glasses!

[@sabprogroup8623]

mc hammer

[@bradpaulp]

Just completely skips over the drywall hammer, arguably the most unique and less known hammer out of that grouping.

[@bradpaulp]

Also cue the Stiletto snobs coming out of the woodworks.

[@FourDollaRacing]

Glossed over the tack hammer.... 👎🏻👎🏼👎👎🏽👎🏾👎🏿