LiamL Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 My new hammer has arrived. Hopefully it’ll open harder nodules easier than my old one. It’s a 2lb club hammer style. I read that est wing are a good company. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Congratulations! An indispensable field tool. A lot of Estwing hammers will last a lifetime, and can take a lot of abuse. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Here is my old one. It’s a different style. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 That'd be a brick hammer. The straight chisel edge is great for splitting shale. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kane said: That'd be a brick hammer. The straight chisel edge is great for splitting shale. Yeah its not much good for nodules around the yorkshire area in England. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Nice purchase. I have heard that Estwing are good quality, a lot of people on here swear by them. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I've got that one, it's my favourite manageable nodule hammer and good for chisel work too. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Just don't get the slightest bit of dirt on it or it will be ruined and you'll have to send it to me for disposal. Estwing is a top of the line hammer, can't go wrong with that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Nice buy! I have used Estwing hammers of one type or another ever since I was old enough to want to break rocks and I've never broken one. I've LOST a few...but I've never broken one! -Joe 2 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 My first Estwing hammer has held up pretty well for the almost two years so far. I recieved it as a Christmas gift. It's been all over Utah and a few places in Wyoming and Nevada. Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 A good Estwing will outlive you. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 My first hammer was this $5 pick ended hammer. It lasted years of smashing rocks I still have it. Here it is in front of some fossiliferous limestone in the Wasatch Mountains. Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 There is an art to hammering that extends beyond having the right tool (which helps). Me and a hammer are "one", but there are other aspects of it that can help: 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 also a good hammer is often used as a measuring tool I have a lot of pictures of fossils in the field next to my Estwing for size comparison growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I don’t need a club hammer. I take @Barerootbonsai he’s the U.K. equivalent of @Kane John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I have this hammer as well as the 3 pound variety, bot will break some rocks! I also have a plethora of Estwing pick and chisel ended hammers. They are great tools. I've yet to break one. I've worn the specialty ends but a few moments on the grinder resolves that. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: I have this hammer as well as the 3 pound variety Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Walt said: That's what people see when I'm working at my forge (only not made from Lego). Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: That's what people see when I'm working at my forge (only not made from Lego). they don't make fun of the cape? It would look pretty cool with a kilt. Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Walt said: they don't make fun of the cape? It would look pretty cool with a kilt. Nobody makes fun of a guy with a hammer in one hand and red hot steel in the other (to his face at least). 2 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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