
I've been a carpenter for 45 years. Started with 20 oz wood handle shear hammers. About 10 years later, when the handles were dangling and snapping, I started buying estwing 20-ounce curved hammers. 20 oz is a good all round weight for framing and trimming. And with the steel shaft, there are no more broken grips. The advantage of the tree in the diameter of the handle. They made thicker, cheaper wood I think.