Confessions of a Hammerholic

Above all I’m a Hammer guy... hope you enjoy!

[@neganick]

I love seeing People's collections of things when they go into detail about what makes each piece special. Hyper specific enthusiasm is almost contagious!

[@williamhoyt4121]

I love seeing you hammer out these reviews, you really nailed it

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello William! LOL Excellent! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

[@sethc758]

Badumm tssss

[@FM-xs3vd]

Screw those dad jokes

[@billybull7419]

Get out.

[@ingeburgknotke396]

🤣

[@M.A.S.-SuperiorService-]

This man searched high and low for the perfect hammer and just went full circle into some cheapo Stanley. In all seriousness I like your hammer collection and I appreciate this video because, it really shows your passion and I don't know if there is anything more pure than a person showing off the thing that he loves.

[@thebordernow]

Love that story of how when he was a kid his dad would send him out to the yard with a 2x4, a can of nails, and a hammer to burn off some energy, and that's how his love for collecting hammers began. Good thing his dad didn't have a jackhammer around... LOL, my dad also had that red steel-handled Craftsman hammer at 2:00. Except the rubber handle was coming all apart and became wrapped up mummy-like in black electrical tape. Have to say that I never liked the vibration shock that hammer transmitted to my hand and arm.

[@ron.v]

One of these days you gotta do a video on Antique hammers and another video on hammer uses (carpentry, masonry, iron work & forging, etc.). When this video popped up as a KZbin suggestion (because I subscribed) so did your one from 4 years ago "Securing a Loose Hammer Head." I'm watching it next. Thanks for all your great videos!

[@yalebaker7976]

Vaughan are the best hammers IMO. No need for all the gimmicks. I use my California Framer exclusively. It’s perfect the way it is. I love your videos. Those Douglas hammers are works of art.

[@TonyDiem]

I framed for a while in the early oughts and started with a 24oz Vaughn. My first day on the job, was nailing a 20' header out of 2 LVL's for a garage door opening. By the 80th nail I could hardly lift the thing. I ended up with a 21oz Deathstick, then moved on to a 14oz Stiletto. F=MA, and with a lighter head, you can swing faster--smaller M bigger A--and still get that hitting force. It's still my favorite hammer. I have a 15oz-squared head and 12oz-round Douglass hammers, and while I like the little Douglass for some light work, 80% of the time, I'm using the Stiletto. It just feels so good with that axe handle and just can't beat the weight. Glad to see I'm not the only nut with multiple hammers around. My first Deathstick is around, and gets abused doing concrete-rock-excavation work with it's wholly nubbed out tines. I drool over Vaughn's, much like you for the colors and some of their handles just feel so good to swing. I got an old cobbler hammer for leather working I picked up along the way, and a titanium Abbey Tools mallet--albeit for the coolness factor (I have way too many Abbey Tools, if that is a thing, in my bicycle tools collection). Thanks for the vid.

[@stairman3151]

Weird KZbin sent me this video...I'm s 43 yrs carpenter. Have used almost every hammer... The sears professional was my favorite.. I wish I bought 2 dozen of them before they quit making it

[@charlesrhett]

I'm a builder here in Southwest Alabama and have the same fondness for the hammer. I kick myself now but I was 26 years old when I started my residential construction business. I immediately subscribed to Fine Home Building magazine when I found one on the shelf at the local Winn Dixie grocery store (yes, this was when the internet was trying to get off the ground (1996). I always liked the straight claw model, and the first hammer I purchased for my work was the Plumb fiberglass handled 22oz. hammer, along with a 16oz. version, found at my local hardware. In the back of the FHB magazine you could find ads from mom & pop operations peddling all sorts of construction tools, and I come across a Bob Hart ad displaying his version of the California framer, the Hart 21 oz, hickory handle framer and fell head over heels for this hammer. I bought 2, the smooth face decker version and the milled face framer. Not too long after these 2 purchases and I got the 16oz Hart Trimmer and this became my go to hammer for all applications (I was usually the saw man and never really pounded too many nails with it, we also used nail guns a lot, so I could get away with using the smaller hammer). Shortly there after, I came across a review of the Douglass Woody and had to have one. I used this hammer exclusively and absolutely adored it....until I broke the handle out of it and never got around to buying a replacement handle. I kick myself because I didn't hang on to any of these great hammers. I have no idea what happened to them after a few moves, more than likely they got tossed. Now i'm 48, and wish I could find those darlings and restore them and enjoy them again. I find Hart hammers on ebay from time to time, but a Douglas is the Big Foot of hammers, you just can't find them anymore. They still make them, but they are $180. Would love to get my hands on an old Douglas, the Bob Hart original California Special framers, and Vaughan's older model California framer, not the blocky looking newer version. Enjoyed your video.

[@solarmon]

I'm a retired carpenter and for the last few years of my career I settled on a Douglas 20 Oz. as the best usable design ever made. Glad to see it made the top of your list.

[@glennkelley6096]

Couldn't agree more . Mine is a framing hammer with the straight claw . I put a 16 oz handle on it because I work in a lot of cramped spaces . I also didn't like the handle bouncing off my knee .

[@justalilcynical5558]

I found the SHEXSHIEST BICHINEST hammer at McGuckin's Hardware in Boulder. BY FAR THE BEST HAMMER I EVER HAD. It was around $20. And the nail set actually worked. Not only is the Douglas damn near IMPOSSIBLE to find today. If you do find one the price is OUTRAGEOUS!

[@helpinghandremodeling3755]

Wow! Those Douglas hammers are Sweeeeet and the one in your color. All I can say is you are the man! Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bernie! That Douglas is a hammer that you could just look at and realize how great it is! Thanks Bernie!!!!!!!

[@Brooklyn-bn5go]

I enjoy your videos very much, this one is especially good. Having been a carpenter for most of my life, and an auto collision worker for almost 20 years right out of high school, I spent a lot of time with hammers in my hands. I' m very surprised you don't have a hammer made by Plumb, my father taught me a great deal about carpentry and woodworking, only used Plumb. That's what I started with and used to renovate my first house. There is nothing like driving a 16 penny common with a hickory handled hammer. Thanks for all the videos Vince

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Vince! You are so right! I have quite a few Plumb hammers! (over a dozen) They were always known for having superior handle retention. As someone who worked with hammers your whole life, you know the true value of this often overlooked simple tool! Thanks so much Vince!!!!!!!!

[@marcmckenzie5110]

My go-to hammer is a 25-30 year old Plumb. It has a red handle, and weighs around 21oz total. I bought it before developing m rabid fondness for tools, and darn it, it’s so freaking solid and dependable it never gave an excuse to buy a Douglas! Sometimes tools last too long!

[@justafanmarvel9669]

Funny you should say that... I have my great grandfather's Plumb hammer... nothing else feels as good when you are out there all day driving nail after nail into framing as an old wood handled hammer. Spin it, flip it, swing it... always so balanced and comfortable in my hand... my very good friend has fiberglass and graphite... he loves them because he says they won't break... my hammer is probably 80 years old and it has the original handle... with the drips of paint, scuffs and beauty marks aquired from 4 generations of use and countless projects and it never broke... so I don't think I'll worry about its durability. I find it not surprising at all that scout, who has every which kind of hammer imaginable with every gimmick and material composition chooses a simple cheap hammer as his favorite thus proving three things.. A simple classic design is a classic for a reason, more expensive doesn't necessarily mean better, and when you like something and it makes you feel comfortable you can't always explain in words why that is you just know.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

@@justafanmarvel9669So well put. Truly I wish I had tools from my ancestors - no one knows what happened to any of them (the tools, not the ancestors!)

[@justafanmarvel9669]

@@marcmckenzie5110 That sucks but I wouldn't 100% give up just yet.. depending on how big your family is I would make sure that you ask all of them to see what they know and try to be specific by mentioning a particular tool or set that you remember. Also if your family had been in one location for a long time ask the neighbors... older neighborhoods can have neighbors that have lived there for decades and the kids that grew up there might have some knowledge... chances are when people have past that the neighbors may have inherited some of grandpa's old tools and they would probably be happy to give them back to the family. And also remember you are building a collection yourself that will someday be pasted down so try to buy the best tools you can.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Ohh yeah. Love all the hammers. One that comes to mind are fence pliers that have the cross-hatched hammer face on the outer end. The older heavier ones especially make good hammer when working on fences. I bought a few German hammers from KCTool. Gedore engineers hammers looked so cool I had to buy a few and some plastic faced ones too. As a goldsmith we love anything Grobet too.

[@JuicyFruitSkank]

I don't usually comment on videos, but this was great to watch. I know nothing about hammers, and even no use for a hammer but listening to you speak about your passion so fluently and enthusiastically was a pleasure!

[@ohiobob926]

Nice job. Very well done. Thanks for sharing your collection.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so very much Bob!!!!!!!

[@sam_s_]

I bet this guy went to the King Of The Hammers and was really disappointed to find an offroad race.

[@Meowface.]

The one at the beginning with the adjustable claw was the most interesting to me Actually looks pretty useful

[@TobyFireandSteel]

Awesome video. You never fail to come through. You have more hammers than me. My poor wife is regularly saying "is that another hammer?" Hahahaha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Toby! LOL My GF says I have a Hammer fetish! How can I argue!?!? LOL Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@jeffreydunlap6382]

I have a Douglas 18oz that I have had since 2004. Love it... which they were easier to get ahold of.

[@MadTrapper1]

The nail puller on a Douglas gives 3 different leverages. Head and shoulders above the other types.

[@mickenoss]

Hi, my names mike ...I too am a hammer-o-holic. I once broke an old half pounder that i'd used for many years and could not find one that even looked or felt the same. I found a similar one and spent a day sanding the head and handle exactly the same as the old one - I loved that hammer man.

[@MrWhoevr]

Come on everyone let’s sing - If I had a hammer, I’d buy another in the morning, I’d buy another in the evening, all over the land... 😀

[@shawncampbell6097]

Douglas framer, best hammer I have ever owned. My dad bought it for me 15 years ago. He passed away 10 years ago I keep his Douglas on a shelf . I don't build houses anymore but the hammer is in my tool bag hanging in the van.

[@thomasryan8218]

Next week on Dr. Phil the man who is addicted to hammers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Thomas... I'm much better now, haven't bought a new hammer in days!!!! =)

[@skinnyweather]

The funny thing is, I would watch that.

[@JoseRodriguez-i5f]

Imagine all the information that addict would have.. he would be like I started with ball pin and graduated to claw hammers... it all went down hill from there.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Safer than being addicted to women.

[@sosrob8085]

Hahaha SC!!! Hammerholic??? How about viseholic, c clampholic, plierholic,screwdriverholic and on and on and...... absolutely love the collection but by far the Douglass with red accents is amazing! Must have!! As always awesome video. Can’t tell you in words how much you’re dedication to tools and craft have given your well deserved subscriber base so much enjoyment and INSPIRATION!! Thank you

[@OmarMartinez-iq8fg]

Amazing collecting 👌.. You should do a part 2 but of your "old/antique" hammers??

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Omar! I have even more of them!!!! LOL Thanks very much!!!!!!

[@johnfix1]

Just now saw this video. Some amazing hammers. Very entertaining and informative.

[@EvelIncarnated]

"I buy 3 hammers a year." "How could you possibly use all those hammers?" "Use them....who said anything about using them?"

[@NewWorldHoarder]

😂

[@thebordernow]

"Hammer-time!"

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

I love the fact that you picked your favorite purely for that unique appeal to your personality, and not because it was "the best." Great video. Your passion is contagious.

[@OfficialEFEN]

Nobody: KZbin: here, have this video of a guy talking about hammers 100k people: interesting

[@loloc7664]

Can't believe I just watched all that... Very in interesting.. I can see how much passion u have for these hammers...

[@ailenebernal5743]

Here in Philippines we DON'T have FRAMING HAMMER, almost claw hammer/curved framing hammer is WHAT I LONG FOR☺.i like DIFFERENT hammer but all of my hammer is STANLEY CLAW HAMMER and ALL are CURVED CLAW and the handles are Wood 16,13, and 7onz.

[@kentuckybeardsman]

That Milwaukee fiberglass handle actually holds up very well in demo work. Had mine for 2 years of daily demo work and beside a few nicks it's perfect.

[@davidfox5827]

Your attic is downstairs?

[@adamguinnmusic5871]

He was bringing them down stairs from the attic

[@mrthomas7511]

Whoa. Haven't seen your channel in a few years now. Used to love it because of the amazing work and you respond to comments!!

[@waltertomashefsky2682]

“To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” ― Mark Twain Imagine what everything must look like to a man with a hundred hammers!

[@dustinmccune5689]

I’ve watched this video about six or seven times over the last year! Your personality and presentation is awesome! You gotta do an update!!

[@SARSteam]

Hi Scoutcrafter. For many years we in South Africa use to import the necessary woods like Hickory for our tool handles but nowadays importing it is so expensive we started using our locally available woods for tool handles... and so ended an era ... Nice vid and thanx for sharing.

[@Major00Tom]

HAMMER TIME!!!

[@808zhu]

Cool collection man.. I just bought my first legit hammers ever: Estwing Ultra short handled 15 oz. smooth face and the AL Pro.

[@someguy5444]

Imagine this dudes house gets hit by a tornado and it demolishes the world 😂

[@Sockdarner007]

Ahahahah 👍👍

[@foxwood67]

Nice collection Red Douglas is a piece of Art. Being in the construction industry for 35 years I’ve seen and used my share. Best all around is Vaughan 19oz California framer waffle face 18 in curved hickory. Ive owned a couple stilettos and they were light hit hard felt good in the hand but handles were junk and titanium was destroyed within 12-18 months. Switched back to Vaughan. Another nice hammer still on the market is the Dewalt Mig 14oz light and durable but pings and sings when striking. Thanks for showing your collection

You say Titanium is lighter than steel, however a 20 oz titanium hammer is the same weight as a 20 oz steel hammer. What I want to ask as you do a lot of power wire brushing, is it better to get expensive wire brushes or cheap ones? I do not do as much as you and the brushes do not last that long. Is the wire a better quality in expensive brushes or is it the same? How far has your house sunk into the ground with all the weight of the tools especially your nice collection of hammers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Tony! You're right! What is heavier a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? LOL The difference is size, a 10oz Titanium hammer is the same size as a 16oz steel hammer. They really work! As for the wire brush, I have never had problems with inexpensive Harbor freight wheels but if you find a brand that spits wires then try another brand! It can be very frustrating for sure! Thanks Tony!!!!!!!

[@mikeznel6048]

Weight reflects size, size dictates form.

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

Great video! I'm a hammer junkie myself. I rarely buy a new one, but being a professional junk re-seller, I find hammers all the time. I buy 20-30 a year with machinist hammers my focus, especially ones that are rare, marked, or unusual. I'm also an amateur blacksmith and that helped to get me started. I re-handle and refurbish a lot of hammers and get them back on the market but I end up keeping WAY too many. I found an Estwing 16 ounce rip hammer the other day at a yard sale that was almost new (paid a dollar, lol) I decided to keep it to replace the one I already had. Well, I rounded up 12 all steel Estwing claw hammers. Turns out they were all different and I didn't have a 16 oz rip hammer yet. So, logic dictates I just keep them all!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Iron Head! I too really like the Machinist hammers although they have recently skyrocketed in price! It's so much easier to refurbish or customize a hammer then to build one from scratch! Makes total sense! Thanks so much!!!!

[@literoadie3502]

That Stanley at the end is lovely! Also my favorite. It's amazing when sometimes the most run-of-the-mill/cheapest piece strikes a chord!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello LR! You are so right!!!! That Stanley is just so interesting to look at! The I beam design and yellow covering... Just lovely!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!

[@andyhatch1875]

@@ScoutCrafter My favorites: Estwing 20 oz. for framing, the Stanley 16 oz. for finish work. Started to but the Stilettos as I got older.

[@toamaori]

one thing I noticed about your hammers... they're all right handed... Makes sense though since you all drive on the right too.

[@mattman8685]

I started refinishing tools and two months in I found your videos. Thank you very much for your work. You stepped up my game times a thousand and also put me on a better path! Great damn work btw!

[@robinalexander5772]

Dam interesting, who would have thought that a hammer could be so interesting.

[@sam_s_]

His passion for the hammers was more interesting than the hammers.

[@utharkruna1116]

Who would have thought he would collect.

[@jakobnordin]

Jimmy DiResta has a nice collection too. I myself like really old and well used Swedish made hammers. The City Eskilstuna made alot of nice stuff made out of metal. And you had the Tors hammare brand (Thors Hammer) and if you like wrenches Bahco of Enköping made some of the best ones way back in the 40s-80s, sadly their newer tools are not made out of metal of the same quality. Finish Fiskars was a really good brand also, but since the 90s Fiskars has also made stuff of lower quality.

[@bobbystanley8580]

I absolutely love your excitement and enthusiasm!!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bobby! Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed the video!!!!!!!!

[@leebrewer1190]

Amazing collection Scout! Thanks for sharing them with us. Loved the red Douglas for sure. I loved my steel 30 0z Estwing framing hammer. After I had bought it, my friend asked me a couple times where my wimpy little hammer was when we went to do a job. So from then on my hammer was always "Wimpy." No idea what ever happened to it, but I miss it!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow Lee! 30 ounce!!!! That's a two hander! =) I think you would like the Stilettos, they swing super fast!! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@leebrewer1190]

@@ScoutCrafter I used to do an awful lot of pushups - 30 oz was not so bad for me LOL!

[@dgunearthed7859]

Never in my life thought I'd watch a video about collecting hammers, but dude, that was pretty cool! Hey just a question about the Fiskars. Did you ever try using it so you weren't just CLAIMING it's all gimmick?

[@masonalvarez5058]

I'm 16 and going to a trade school to become an electrician, so I've been using a hammer i got when i was like 5 maybe lol. It's a no name brand but it's small enough to get between studs and hit the nails on plastic mounting boxes. It's not a toy hammer lol! It's wood and metal. My classmates wont buy any hammers because they like using mine lol. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Mason! You are making a great choice! Electrician is an awesome profession! You are making some great choices! Glad you enjoyed the collection! Thanks MA!!!!!!!!

[@timdouglass4934]

I'm a little bit of a hammer freak. I have a big box of them and I have a problem getting rid of them. See them is like looking at a time line of my development and career. I'm a 71 year young carpenter that's still going at it. I've seen major changes in hammers. When I first started , serious framers used axes. I under stand the principle but never got into it. It seemed to macho for me. I always liked Estwing, especially their leather handle finish hammers. I have a little fiber glass finish hammer that I used for years and love. When I was real young I got a job as a roofer installing shingles. I had to borrow $14 from my brother to buy a roofing hatchet. Now I see hammers costing hundred dollars. Some are so beautiful that I wouldn't want to use them. The one thing I can't wrap my head around is these light magnesium framing hammers. They must work cause I see a lot of people buying them. 22 oz was always the standard for framing I thought.

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Great tool video. You have the biggest & best hammer collection Ive seen of any body. Cheers !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Ron!!! I would love to show the entire collection but it's way too many... They are fun though! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

@@ScoutCrafter , because you have a fine and big collection of hammers, and you did a good video . Iam thinking Ive gone thru so many hammers in my life, most giving or loaning it to someone and never getting it back,, so . I dug out my hammers ,and Iam going to do a video, they wont be a pristine as yours.

[@thelastengineer2315]

Darn, my coffee got cold! And my wife thinks I’ve been watching illicit videos! Absolutely amazing collection of hammers you have Sir.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Richard!!!! The Douglas hammers were worth the price of admission!! =) LOL Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@oilwings]

My favorite looking hammer is still the Martinez hammer.

[@Pharto_Stinkus]

I've got a decent hammer collection too (nothing like yours), and I agree about the usefulness and versatility of a little 10 oz. I have a little 10 oz. Stanley with a hickory handle that I inherited from my Grandfather, and it is easily my favorite, and most used (around the house, small projects, etc.) hammer!

[@johnpossum556]

Wow! My relatives thought I was nuts when I bought a 5 set of ball peen hammers but I've been handed down tens of thousands of aircraft rivets in jars so having an 8, 16, 24, 32, & 40 ounce ball peen hammer set is very practical to me. I still don't have a dead blow hammer yet.

[@gatorfan8537]

Enjoyed the video but didn't see any of my favorites bluegrass made hammers if you find an old wooden handle one they are a joy to use. Thanks for the video keep up the good work 🔨

[@ScoutCrafter]

I always keep an eye out for one but the prices are insane on those things! I don't understand why... They look normal! Big following on them! Thanks!!!!!

[@marko11kram]

re-watching this - We need a Mallet video like this hammer one!

[@darrinlawton2748]

A man can never have too many hammers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Darrin, I agree! Also C-Clamps... and Pliers... and Adjustable wrenches... and sockets... LOL

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

I stopped counting at around 200.

[@ShowCat1]

Never!

[@kennethhanes5438]

Douglas is making hammers again

[@charliewheeler725]

Great hammer collection thanks for sharing video !

[@kalijasin]

Drywall hammer, Framing hammer, Finish hammer, Dead blow hammer, Electrician's hammer, Sledge hammer, Ball peen hammer, Sheet Metal hammer, Blocking hammer, Lineman's hammer, Chasing hammer, Tapper hammer, Roofing hammer, Percussion hammer, Reflex hammer, Rip claw hammer, Roofing hammer, Cross Peen hammer, Riveting hammer, Chipping hammer, Rotary hammer, Planishing Hammer.

[@ryanwindham1058]

I have one of the Stanley I beam hammers. It was the first hammer I ever owned. I got it when I was about 14, 25 years later I’m still using it.

[@sobakathehusky]

Love me some hammers. Favorite hands down is a Vaughn California framing hammer (extra long). Had the same one for almost two decades. Only framing hammer I use. Center waffle is flat but still has plenty around the center. Did respike the head five years back. Thanks for uploading your collection

[@benharmeyer]

I rock the al-pro estwing and love it. I do heavy framing. I also have the last Stanley hammer with the amber I-beam frame but with the straight claw have had it 22 years and still looks like it did when I bought it. I also have a hammer addiction but you definitely have an amazing collection.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

My Father handed down his hammer to me, it's antique I believe. Over 100 year's old, it's only had two new head's and three new handle's in over a century.

[@nicklloyd-jones]

His name wasn't Trigger by any chance?

[@bassface84]

didn't know such levels to a thing existed.... Those Douglas' are the beez-kneez thou!

[@williamhoyt4121]

Its hammer time!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hammers galore!!! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

Lots of interesting hammers and some are simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing your collection with us.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello John! The Douglas hammers were works of art... Just beautiful! Thanks so much!!!

[@jill552]

I am in awe. What a collection! You are quite the hammerholic! S🗜, you had a very special dad. ❤️

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jill! I'm so glad you enjoyed the collection and I do think that of my Dad every day... Thanks so much!!!!

[@jill552]

Scout🗜rafter, the world would be a better place with more fathers like yours.

[@kengroves5303]

I share your love of hammers and my favorite is the hart woody. I recollect Hart was the first to depart from the standard claw hammer design. When it first hit the stores everybody wanted one. Took me more than a year of trying before I was the proud owner of a hart woody ... which was broadcast by me on the jobsite as having an amazing woody.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ken- Awesome hammer!!!!!

[@jpascaln]

I lost a Hart "Woody" years ago and it still hurts. Been looking for another ever since.

[@BestUserNameUK]

Wow!😳 what an awesome collection, thanks for sharing👍🏻

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello TD! I know you too are a tool lover and collector! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!!!!!!!

[@BestUserNameUK]

@@ScoutCrafter Thanks mate! Always look forward to your uploads, I'm busy at the moment due to the upcoming festivities, but keep your eyes peeled on my channel. Kind Regards... Tony👍🏻

[@ScoutCrafter]

Always do Tony! In fact, one day I hope to convince you to take that sweet little Blue mini-anvil on your bench and now that you have that great belt sander... Polish the top face of that beauty!!!! =) Thanks Tony!!!!!!!!!

[@ChattanoogaDan]

A friend of mine's dad invented the Stewart Hammer. It's an interesting design with a nail puller on the face. I've never seen one in stores but they are available on eBay.

[@overseas_demogod]

What a great video! As a framer/demolition/restoration/Seabee/overseas commercial carpenter/mason/concrete goomba, I've had a number of those hammers in my loop. I broke one of those steel Estwings once. I even bought that crazy looking Estwing curved job, still have it but hate it. Love the channel!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Helo Steven! Wow! You are experienced in a whole lot of trades! It's funny how we all bought that Estwing Curved hammer and none of us like it! LOL The good news is they are highly collectable and you will get every penny back! Thanks very much Steven!!!!!

[@ver64]

Wow, I thought I was the only one crazy about hammers....now I feel much better....thank you for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Ligma-Bass]

A brilliant collection, thanks for sharing. I’ve got one of those Douglas DF18 hammers not with the original handle anymore though. The original hand snapped when I was working on the Stonehenge visitors centre. I signed it and fixed it behind the chestnut cladding I was fitting, I can still just about remember which board it’s behind.

[@deeeeeeps]

I've owned/own a lot of these hammers. One you don't have is the stilleto fiberglass/poly handle. It hits so smooth but if you are prying a lot you can break the head off.

[@kaceesavage]

I also have a fascination with hammers. 😄 You have a great collection! Thanks for the video.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello KS! You aren't alone! Lots of people have "Come out" in the comments! LOL Thanks very much!!!!!

[@kaceesavage]

ScoutCrafter Hahaha I'm glad this video has made it an acceptable lifestyle.

[@ScoutCrafter]

@@kaceesavage LOL

[@molley17]

Nice hammers! I don’t know what it is but I love collecting them as well!

[@shermansquires3979]

I have an unused Douglas hammer too, like with the red paint, but I had to settle for the black paint instead! I wonder how much it is worth now?

[@Rusty_ok]

At the risk of sounding dumb... I have to say you nailed this subject. Looking all those hammers you must not have any nails that need attention

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello RG! This is the Claw hammers.... We didn't touch the machinist, blacksmith, sledge to composite ones! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Amazing! Until I saw the Master’s collection, I didn’t truly understand what was out there in the world of hammers. Then I starting thinking about the hammers I have acquired over the years, probably no more than 40 or so, but not confined to claw hammers. If I had seen the Douglas and Martinez hammers, I probably would’ve jumped at the chance; the same with the Amber-encased Craftsman I-Beam. If I ever see one of these in a flea market, It will be going home with me. I know you say you have used all of them at east once, but how did you keep them in new condition for many years, with the tags on and the finish of brand new tools, without just throwing them in the tool box occasionally and going off to a job? You have more will power than most of us, even though you know how to bring them back to life. Thanks for sharing the collection and thanks to Marc for his help in making it happen.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Anonoymous! The fact that you have 40 or so hammers makes you a brother in Arms! =) I think the key is to recognize something special before it is gone... Like the Douglas hammers, when they were available people didn't hoard them because they could get one at a moments notice... When Douglas sold his business everyone panicked and the price has climbed up since... Today there are similar cases, like the USA Craftsman tools that will be collectable in a few years... The scarcity makes them desirable! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@bobfotoples6950]

I will never looks at hammers the same again. I never considered all the things you highlighted today. Wow!

[@artesuave4760]

This guy is nuts!! I love it

[@joseluisdiazdiaz6614]

What can i say...?, extraordinary

[@chris7662]

You have a good spirit with the birds and remembering your Father and not ever being condescending or offensive. Extremely good sense of balance seems to me and it's inspiring. I'm serious.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Alan! Thanks so much for that! I do get some grief from the neighbors about the birds but they are all so precious to me! I think you also appreciate them! =) Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[@dennismitchell4836]

I love your passion.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

OMG! My wife was walking by my chair as I watched this for the first time, and she noticed the new red Craftsman hammer so watched (as you predicted in April or May, she usually has utterly no interest). This was the funniest episode you've done yet - even better than the application of patina! We laughed, and laughed, and laughed - that is good medicine. It is your lovely sense of humor and self-depreciation, making fun of your own hammer addiction. That's why all your subscribers and viewers, as well as your KZbin cohorts, historians and others I've come in contact with - we all just love you and the show. My wife said, "we should watch that on the big TV later tomorrow!" There may be hope... P.S. On the adjustable head hammer being valuable, it strikes me the same phenomena as stamp collectors loving those 1 and 2 cent stamps where the biplane is misprinted. The stamps should have been thrown in the stove when they were printed, and now they go for insane amounts at auction!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Marc! Funny story! I was in the middle of answering your comment Saturday evening when I got a sharp pain on my right side back under the rib cage... It felt like a cramp so I stood up to walk it off... It wasn't going away and the pain was excruciating! I went to lie down but the pain wouldn't stop! I was screaming! Turns out I had a Kidney Stone! Went to the ER and just got home last night! It's so funny that I was in the middle of answering your comment!!!! I figured that was nothing compared to what you went thru! Much respect as always Marc! Thanks again for the hammer my friend!!!!!!! I'm back...

[@marcmckenzie5110]

@@ScoutCrafterWhen I hear people complain about pain, I don't think they know what pain is until a tough grown adult who's been through a lot of life has pain so intense that they scream uncontrollably. Kidney stones and the Shingles. Hell, when my elbow was broken last winter and my arm bent at a stomach-churning angle, the sound of bones scraping against each other every time I moved any part of my arm - I laughed at how little it hurt compared to the aforementioned! You are not going through fun stuff and I'm thinking of you.

[@martinblouin3639]

really nice collection! i was gonna ask if you we're going to buy a Martinez , but you already have one! lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Martin! You obviously know your hammers!!! The Stiletto Titaniums are really fun to use! So light!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[@martinblouin3639]

@@ScoutCrafter i'm surprise you don't have the mini 14 it's so nice

[@TheDomanominus]

my favorite tool is a hammer ... when i have "bad day" I watch this vid...nice ..and thanks

[@eldios3666]

I framed with a 15 oz stiletto most of my life aside from my grandfathers old red one still have it I recently ordered a Martinez I’m looking to see the difference between stiletto and Martinez even tho there basically the same guy

[@Clambelly]

Very entertaining to listen to you speak so enthusiastically and bluntly about one of the most basic, essential tools. I agree 100% that DOUGLAS was a design genius. I have always wanted a Douglas hammer, but unfortunately never bought one because: (1) too nice to actual use on the job, and (2) I needed a hammer to bang up and that didn't cost a lot. Maybe design one with some engineering buddies and build it thru Kick Starter. Also, I wonder what hammers are available in other countries ? England, Norway, Germany, Russian, Japan ?

[@condensermike]

Some of those hammers look like fine art!

[@reynaldovalle1773]

Wow Scout beautiful collection I'm sure you got to have more but they are gorgeous thank you for the video God bless you family and friends

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Reynaldo! Thanks so much my friend!!!!!!!!!

[@texasj49]

Scoutcrafter, you've hammered out another great video! Awesome collection! And.....I did drool....

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jeff! LOL I was drooling as I was showing those Douglas hammers! =) Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@MorrowSind]

Your first two hammers are my first two hammers. I have the exact same two Craftsman hammers from Sears. :)

[@frankblack1481]

Fantastic video. Thank you for your unapologetic hammer habit. Those Douglas’, though, jeepers. Stunning.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Frank! Douglas! The most awesome hammer you never heard of! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!!!!

[@Jonae1100]

OMG I love your passion for tools!! I thought I was the only one like this! Ha!