This is a solid tool that does what you need it to do. non-grating deadbeat. The face is like soft plastic (not rubber), not foam rubber, but not hard polycarbonate either. Ideal when you need to push something and a regular hammer is too much. The loss of one star is because I feel like the head could have had a little more "lead shot" which would have made it heavier. Overall I'm happy with the quality and performance for the price.