This Woodstock hammer has the perfect weight and feel for hammering in small nails. The head is securely fixed so that it does not wobble annoyingly. The handle is also a good length as other hammers I use for similar purposes are not long enough. The handle length is just right.
I love this little hammer for adjusting my hand plane. It's the right weight and the long handle makes it easy to tap the slicer in just the right spot to tighten or loosen the blade. It's not perfectly polished like a Lee Nielsen instrument, but the price is right and it works perfectly.
I bought this to build my AR-15. I used a beginner's rolling pin, a rotary hammer, and this hammer. The slides went through with no problem. The quality was a little better than I expected at this price point; It's not super spectacular, but it will get the job done. This hammer is perfect for my needs. This is an inexpensive hammer for easy use.
Looks like an attempt at quality but it lacks. The side used to drive large staples is slightly curled. Probably due to the fact that they were made by hand without proper tools. It also says Hickory on the handle, but looks and feels worse. I'll probably swap out the handle for a fiberglass one, and while the head is off, heat the twisted end and straighten it. Not a very good buy but easy to fix if you have an acetylene torch.
My hammer arrived with a noticeable dent on the handle which didn't show up in the final shipping step as the box was completely intact (1/8 inch deep and 3 inches). 16 inches wide x 1 inch long). For the first few inches below the head, the grip is quite rough, like there's no finish on it --- hard to tell, but definitely not by much --- and sure it wasn't smoothed out there to begin with. The handle appears to be epoxy filled, with some sort of round metal insert at the top that probablyβ¦