How big a hammer do you need?
Last weekend I was swinging my 16oz (450g) Sidchrome hickory handled ball pein hammer at a punch and suddenly had the head fly off in a ballistic arc on the back swing (handle broke inside the head). It was only 27 years old too (pause for a moment's silence).
Sidchrome may honour their lifetime guarantee, but in the mean time I need to get another hammer. Looking at what is available, there are steel handles, fibreglass handles, graphite handles, wooden handles and other stranger mixtures. Common weights seem to be 12oz, 16oz, 24oz, 32oz (and probably others exist too).
Hans anyone got any thoughts on what a good brand, weight and handle type is these days - I haven't bought one since I bought the kit with this one in it.
16oz seemed alright for most applications, although a little light for precision "really laying into something". Would I be better with say a 12oz for marking out and a 24oz for thumping?
Michael