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Grandpa's old hammer vs my new one from Home Depot
My grandpa passed away 3 years ago and I grabbed his old tools out of the garage before my mom tossed them. He had this beat up Estwing framing hammer with a leather handle that looked like it survived a war. I was using a 20 dollar fiberglass hammer from Home Depot that snapped on me after 6 months fixing a fence in my backyard. So I grabbed his old hammer just to try it out and honestly it feels solid still after 40 years. The head is tight and the leather grip has this broken in feel that no new tool can match. I looked up the price of a new Estwing and they go for around 50 bucks now. That seems like a lot but it's nothing compared to replacing a 20 dollar hammer every year. Has anyone else noticed that old tools from your dad or grandpa just outlast everything you buy today?
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loganl2213d ago
Oh good, the price police are here. $50 is for the basic one, the leather handled Estwing is more like $65-70. But yeah, your grandpa's hammer is still way better than anything from Home Depot.
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My buddy Mark was building a deck last summer and his brand new Husky hammer head literally flew off on the third swing. It went sailing into his neighbors yard and almost hit their dog. He was so pissed he drove straight to his dads house and grabbed an old Plumb hatchet from the 70s that had been sitting in a rusted toolbox for years. That thing still works perfect after he cleaned it up, the head is on there tighter than anything you can buy now. He spent more time driving to his dads than he did fixing the deck after that. Honestly its like they put actual care into making stuff back then instead of just rushing it out the door.
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