This man has a great point

I use my Martinez for everything that my estwing used to do. Haven’t damaged or broke it yet. I don’t remember when I got it, but enough use to warrant regrinding the claw twice and my waffle face is pretty much a smooth face. The steel head is every bit as strong as estwing. They drive nails the same, the difference being is I don’t feel the weight on my belt. I’ve gone through every tool I actually carry and lightened the load and my knees and back complain less now. A steel handled estwing makes sense in context with wooden handled hammers. Breaking handles doing rough stuff sucks, carrying the weight of steel sucks. A titanium head with wood handle is insanely light, but not as durable. Martinez is the best blend of durability and light weight imo. I don’t remember what it’s called but estwing has an aluminum handle/steel head hammer that seems comparable to the Martinez in terms of weight/performance. I don’t know if the durability is there but might be a cheaper option worth a look. As you said, your knees, back, joints go first. Keeping your bags/tools light is going to minimize the wear on your body. I feel better at the end of the day, I’m faster throughout the day. I got my hammer as a gift, no skin in the game for Martinez but I’d have a hard time going back to an all steel hammer. I’d probably go to the aluminum estwing or just deal with a wood handled hammer. I’d still want the Martinez tho. The titanium squares are stupid, aluminum is already light, the Johnson structacast plastic square is my favorite to have in my pouch, the only other thing I have that’s titanium is my cats paw, the weight difference is big on that. Lighten the load, lift with your legs, use leverage, preserve your body, get an equal amount of work done if not more. And get quality kneepads. Don’t be stupid with money, but your body is the most valuable tool you actually own. Take care of it

If you use titanium hammers only for what they were designed for they should never break. If your prying concrete get a prybar.

Another way to get rid of that "film" on the head of the hammer is to rub the head on concrete. Old formwork trick ;)

I must compliment you on the logic of pneumatic tools being a game changer for professionals. I bought a very small nail gun to shoot tiny serrated "wires" through floor trim into the base board because the wood kept splitting when I used small finishing nails. Very inexpensive tool that saved me much frustrations. Liked and subscribed good sir.

Good point about knee's and back etc, causing aches and pains, before elbow and wrist trouble,, 👍

I framed houses for about ten years, with a 28 oz Vaughan hammer, I do have a Stiletto titanium hammer 16oz I wish they were available when I was framing. Personally I think Estwing hammers are terrible, they transfer so much shock to your elbows. I used one for about a month and then tossed it. The original Hart hammers were also fantastic.

I have a small collection of Steel hammers that I've used since I was teenager, and now that I'm over 60, and under 160 pounds I've found that I can't do much hammering without being sore in the wrist, and forearm tendons the next day. That's why I bought a Ti hammer. The face is larger in diameter than my steel hammers, and the nail pulling claw is the sharpest of them all. I don't use any hammer for weeks at a time, but I find the fact that it's very light makes it my 1st choice. I also bought 3 small styles of Ti crowbars and they are very sharp, and very light in my hands. Thanks for making this video, and I laugh at someone paying $400 - mine was well under $200 - but rich people are gonna strut.

Hammers are heavy to hit stuff. The energy of the hammer is due to the kinetic energy of the head. Swing hard. Hold gently. Swing hard to get head moving. Hold gently to reduce/eliminate vibration, and strain. What do I know, I use steel hammer heads with wooden handles. Wooden handles only break if you grip too hard. It is impossible to break a wooden handle if you hold gently. If you break a hammer handle, ask yourself if you are using the correct tool. Pry bars, jacks, etc exist.

What weighs more? 5lbs of feathers? Or 5lbs of rocks? .....

Seems like titanium hammers were made for concrete form builders ( high rise/ bridge/heavy highway) The slots on the Martinez handle are 3/4” and 7/8”. Use them all day for our forms. The head of the stiletto fits on the head of a 1” she bolt.

Im 35.. Been doing this stuff for over ten years..and I'm not a framer..but i feel the pain in my hands, wrist and elbow already..i swing a 20 ounce dewalt and am considering a titanium for my light work but repetitive hammer work like flooring, roofing, siding, etc

This is my favorite hammer for the same reazon you said

I'm 22 now and my back and my shoulders make massive problems from shoveling from the work as a screetlayer and one of the best medicine for my badly injured shoulder is to nail things together with my 23oz voughan California framer with the wooden hatchedhandle I love it but you are right it isn't a break bar

I mostly frame off grid with rough cut full size or close to common store bought dimesional lumber. I use Lots of double hot dipped galvanized nails. And lots of 20 box and common nails. I also use my nail guns on things . Whichever gives me the strength and longevity I'm after . I've had a couple Stilleto Titanium framing hammers. One ended up at the bottom of the bay when my wife and I were building a floating dock. And being titanium , it couldn't be retrieved with a magnet. The other which I used a good bit and rehandled with a 16" straight handle ( I do not like Stilleto's curved handle shape At All !) . I gave to a friend that helped me on a building just after freeze up last year. I like wood handled framing hammers. But I keep steel handled framing hammers in my vehicles for whatever I may need a hammer for when out and about. I'm a wood handled framing hammer kinda guy. I've been building with the first California framing hammer I bought 30 years ago . A 25 oz Gossage Side Strike. Not at all exclusively but it's one of my main hammers. My other is a first series 22 oz Death Stick. And now that I don't have a Titanium at this time . A 19 oz Vaughan Cal framer. All have been rehandled with straight handles that I contour for my grip and use. Others on my favorite list that I have and use are the 25 oz Hart , 32 oz Vaughan framer , The Two POUNDER ! 28 oz Vaughan Rig Builder's axe. 21oz Gossage Side Strike 25 oz Tiawan PLUMB 23 oz original shape Vaughan Cal framer 22 oz Stanley , East Coast on a 16" wood 19 oz Vaughan Cal framer ( rough sanded face) All these are checkered face that I rechecker when they wear down a little. I do not and will not buy another Estwing steel handle framing hammer unless there is not any other option in an Emergency !

I do agree with a lot of what you're saying about the ti hsmmers and steel hammers, im only 18 with only 4 years of real experience per say as a carpenter but i use 14 oz stiletto simply because i was given the head and thought it would be fun to make a handle for it, but if i wasnt given it then id still be using my 23oz vaughan, i think what it boils down to is the price of it and some people not wanting to admit there wrong on both sides

If you really swing a hammer all day , titanium hammers are great. Love my stiletto.

Hi i am agree with what you say , concerning the Estwings hammers . They are very good and robust hammers but their head are too small . I prefer the face size of the milwaukee hammers . Have a good day

@Station St Woodworking this is an awesome video. Have you heard of Squi.Jig speed squares? They are aluminum speed squares with a built in spirit level selling for around $170. It's so ridiculous at that price. I tried talking them into giving me one to use in my KZfaq videos because I will never buy one at that price. I had no luck with that because my channel isn't big enough.

I rarely use a hammer as an electrician, just to drive concrete anchors. That being said, I have done some roofing and carpentry with my dad. The only issue is weight....a 20 oz hammer is a 20 oz hammer, ignoring handle construction. Handle construction matters WAY more than the metal used in the head when it comes to wear on your hand/arm. I would like to see more videos on hammer HANDLES. I use a use a steel Dewalt 12oz MIG hammer. I think a titanium hammers are better for the job....if you were originally using a hammer that was heavier than necessary. THIS is the reason I think we see praise, IMHO. It's not the titanium, it's the drop in weight.

Everyone needs a cats paw in their bag.

Just a few months ago I replaced my 30 dollar hammer(Stanley anti vibe) with a new hammer. Had that one for about 15 years(still have it). Went ahead and spent some money on a good one this time, 35 bucks😂(fiskers 20 oz) feels great in the hand, and if something smaps, wich it won't, I won't exactly be crapping my pants over another 35 or so. I see you are a new channel. I started mine up a few months ago. Feel free to check me out. You just might like my style, who knows. Subscribed.

My estwing framing hammer has been through hell and it looks brand new. Absolute beast of a tool, will my EDC when the zombies start

I agree titanium sucks. I swear that more force goes into bouncing it back than driving a nail. I started in construction before nail guns. Have done production track work framing walls by hand driving nails. When I started guys used 25oz wooden handled hammers and 28oz rigging axes to frame walls. Metal and fiberglass handles framing walls without guns hurt quickly. I use 1 of 2 hammers now. If I am framing with a gun and not using my hammer to drive nails only to pry, beat and pull nailsI use a 21oz Vaughan with a fiberglass handle. If I am hand driving nails I use a 21oz Dalluge which is what I've been using for 37 years. Anyone who has swung one of these knows why.

tennis elbow sucks. I get it periodically and it's debilitating. I know 3 other guys who get it too. That said I don't get it from swinging a hammer. I get it from using a framing nailer all day. The hammer is a none issue. I have a Boss titanium and it's kinda a silly joke. The best thing about titanium hammers is how light weight they are in your tool belt. Since none of us actually hammer nails anyway it's really nice to have a light tool belt

Titanium is just expensive aluminum. lol Hammers and knives should be steel.

One thing ive noticed is a trend is guys go full titanium or full steel. I own an estwing a ti bone 3 and a stilletto 14oz wood handle. They all have lots of heavy use. The 14oz claw is significantly worn down. For demo tho if you swing steel on a titanium cats paw you can see the cats paw wearing down over the course of a week. There is a time and place for titanium but not verything is better because of it. IF your getting into the trades start with steel and learn to control your tool. For older guys who don't want heavy bags or can't swing steel over head it's worth it. It's nice to see a video countering the common narrative that titanium is better. Some guys still use framing axes and they don't seem to complain.

I don’t think you have ever framed houses every day for years. If you have and did it while swinging an estwing hammer you would know that tennis elbow is a very real and extremely painful problem. And if you are a custom home farmer you use a lot of hand drives.

"I've never head any wrist issue" - dude, you're a bear. You could probably one-handed swing a sledgehammer and not 'have an issue'. Having said that, having way less muscle mass than you do, I've never struggled with normal hammers either and it should indeed never break on you. Chiseling wood though - I definitely switched my rubber mallet for a homemade wooden one (ash handle, oak head) and it hits just as hard with half the weight, so there might be something to this for people who hammer all day and don't look like the hulk.

A titanium hammer harnesses a full 97% of the energy garnered from that hammer swing and transfers it directly to the nail. For comparison, a steel hammer transfers only 70% of that energy to the nail. If you do some quick math you may wonder where the 27% loss of energy went on the steel head hammer. For the most part, it gets transferred back to the user through the energy that is released in the recoil of the steel. Essentially, vibrations are sent through the hammer head, back down the handle, and into your arm.

I agree, I've been told never show up at a job site with a waffle head hammer. It makes Peter narks and looks un professional.

If you use an estwing all day everyday with out forearm problems then you just lucked out in the genetics department. There are metal hammers designed for anti vibration. I was 41 when my carpel tunnel started. It definitely wasn’t the first body part to go

Titanium hammers makes more sense for framers than handymen or contractors. Framers swing hammers a lot more than anyone else and swinging and carrying one for 12 hrs a day makes a huge difference in how your body feels. Martinez hammers actually have a steel head only the handle is titanium. If I’m gonna pry I use a pry bar, if I’m gonna dig I use a shovel. I use a hammer to hammer. Titanium it just better if we’re talking about hammering.

Martinez is the superior hammer. Titanium is soft and wears quickly. The claw is not sharp at all. Eswing is ok but it’s a little chunky. I use my Martinez for “everything “.

I have tried using them to do form work. And every mexican bragged about their estwing. All you hear is ding, ding, ding...all day. Estwings are so damn annoying to listen to. Its their design. Their like tuning forks. Plus they all call them Eastwings. Didnt make a lick of sense. Im definitely interested in a rehandable stilleto. That may be the hammer of Space X...who knows?

Could it not be said that folks are different? And built different? And have different bodies? Those bodies may have different needs. It may be a case where a differwnt tool than the one you use, keep a man feeding his family with alittle less pain or maybe for a few more years. Im 39 and ive been in the trades for 19 years. My wrists and elbows bother after swinging a hammer all day. I guess by your estimation im no tradesman. Yet i ive fed my family all those years and met my customers needs. Folks are different and have different needs. All things in their place id say. I guess i gotta say im not going to judge a fellas worth by mearly what hammer he swings or by whether his wrists bother him. I know your just sharing your opinion , which is your right, but sir calling into question a mans value in his work because he has pain is unneccesary at best. Im sorry friend i just thought since you shared your opinion, id share mine. Take care and be well.

Interesting!!!

Did not take years for it to hit me....doh

Marketing nonsense

Added that the head of a Martinez is the same price as 2 Estwings . He also wants nearly 60 bucks for a t shirt and hat . Says it all .

Why would anyone want a lightweight hammer? Are you building or are you backpacking?

😂 Are you a comedian sir?

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Martinez hammers, Here's what I don't understand. Why is the handle titanium? I can follow the logic of the titanium head but the handle? If you want a light weight handle that doesn't send shockwaves to your hand then get a wood handle. A wooden handle would be lighter and transfer less shock than the titanium. Thing is, if ou put a wooden handle on a martinez steel head you'd then have a.....you'd have......you'd have a regular ol' hammer. Maybe the titanium handle is to provide the strength like a steel handle hammer has? OK, is that worth $300? I was thinking about buying a Martinez hammer. So i started checking them out. It doesn't make any sense. What I decided is going on is Martinez signed some legal documents when he sold Stiletto to the Chinese that made it where he can't produce a similar product. So, he decided to go back into business. Not being able to produce a titanium head he made the other piece out of titanium. The handle. Doesn't make a bit of sense but they look cool and it's made in America....by a Mexican.....so with some good marketing they sell. Gotta think the this is the dumbest of all the hammers. If you'll believe this one you'll believe anything. You brainwashed yourself. That hammer ain't doing nothing a wooden handle hammer the same weight wouldn't do.

Bro can’t believe you’re a carpenter, tatanium, saved my elbow!!!! I’m a concrete guy!!! U have no idea, of what you’re talking about!!

Amen brother!!! I totally agree with everything you said! Hell I've been swinging a hammer for nearly 40 years!! Never have i gotten tennis elbow, carpal tunnel,torn rotator cuff, hell i never even got a hang nail from swinging a hammer!! I've busted a few finger nails in my years! But that goes with the job! $450 for a hammer my ass!! I use my 20 oz estwing for framing aaaaand for trim as well. I also dig with it!! Yep yep, i will be damned if I'm gonna pay over $400 for something i can't use the same thing i use my estwing for!! I can get a lot of fishing tackle for $400!!! And still hang in there with anyone using a boss hammer!! Titanium my ass!! I need something thats got some weight to it! Im an old man but i betcha $5 against a bucket of shit that i can still drive a 16 penny nail in 2 swings!! I rarely use a nail gun. I'm old school and i love it. Betcha Those titanium swingers can't keep up with this old fart!! Hell thats whats wrong with this lazy ass country!! Folks scared they gonna have to work!! Well kiss my crippled ass, i still get up every morning and give it another day! I've had 7 back surgeries, 3 knee surgeries, and i take heart meds to keep the ole ticker ticking!! $450 for a hammer my ass!!! Its a rip off for those that are too weak to swing a real hammer!! And too damn lazy to carry a square and a measuring tape in their pouch!! The end!!!

Invalid logic. 1. Just because you haven't noticed any issues(yet) doesn't mean it doesn't generally cause issues for people. Similar to "I've been smoking a pack a day for decades and no cancer or emphysema, therefore smoking risks are overstated." 2. There are still tradesmen who do swing a hammer very often. And even among those who don't, they still may be doing plenty of other things which can also put a lot of stress on arms & hands, and any reasonable opportunity to reduce that stress can be a significant benefit. 3. The weight is also on your belt, which is on your back and legs. Lightening up your belt is another significant benefit. That said, I'm not spending $400 on a hammer. But I'll spend $100