Review on Hammer Hickory Klein Tools 803 16 by Michael Godo

I got the 24 oz for a killer price. It has almost doubled in a few days, so buy patiently. The current products are not all black as shown but have silver flats as shown in the 13 inch size. Fairly well made and secured, but the handle has some rough spots and the ball end isn't properly ground as you would expect from a good American hammer. It's not terrible and appears to be fairly smooth, but you can tell it has small flat surfaces and hasn't been sanded concentrically. I'm guessing they're made by Vaughan like most, but it's hard to tell. With the 'commercial' cheaper line being all Vaughan seem to be out of stock of their own brand stores and they never look very good, this Klein seemed like a good choice and was a steal. The previous Vaughan "S" line was much better if you care about the ball point of the tool. There's no reason not to buy one, and it's way better than any of the Chinese hammers, as well as most Taiwanese versions. I also bought a smaller Williams ball stud and THIS is a proper round ground hammer - excellent price too. So if you can get the deal I would unconditionally recommend Williams unless you require fiber optic or other attenuation.