I was dealing with mostly wooden frames and precast concrete forms for a month when the wooden handle broke on me trying to pull it off A 1 /4" raw pin I also drive a lot of metal steaks into the ground that flatten and chip the waffle head of my hammer, other than that I really loved the hammer, but for what I do I don't think it's the best Choice for us is The Stiletto makes other all-metal hammers that would suit us better, but there's something about wooden handles that I love and can't get