From my perspective, you have 3 kinds of hammers - First, you have the professional grade that have some fancy German sounding brand-name and are engineered to be as amazing as a hammer can possibly be, given that, in the end, it's just a hammer. Then there's the middle-grade hammers that a "professional DIYer" would which are good quality and will last a lifetime. Lastly, there's the Harbor Freight variety that you can get for around 5 bucks. The kind that get the job done and will work for thoSee full review