Great peg hammer. Only the Ellisse hammer is comparable but that is only widely available in Japan. I suspect they are all forged and made in the same famous blacksmith town of Sanjo.
Hi badkid73, thanks for your comment. Agree, such craftsmanship, and I suspect you are right they all originate from the epicenter of fine Japanese metalwork and engineering. I'm not sure on present day manufacturing but I know SP started in Niigata because of the skilled artisans and still host their global HQ there. Probably 10-12 km from Sanjoy. Thanks for sharing your expertise and happy camping!
Yeah, it is $$$, built to last generations. You can def. get by with a $10 mallet hammer or trusty claw, this is ART and utility. If you can afford, totally worth it. They also sell with steel head instead of copper, can save a little $. All our rentals are the copper head. Happy camping!
High quality forged steel stakes cost 5 to 20 dollars a piece depending on length and quality. These are burly bombproof heavy pegs such as a Snow Peak forged stake or another forged stake made by the blacksmiths in Niigata Sanjo that once used will make all your other stakes seem inadequate. I would rather deform my copper hammer face over a period of three years than mushroom the head of or fracture the hardened steel of my stakes. The copper head portion is replaceable. I have this as well as a comparable Japanese made hammer with a brass head. You can buy it with a hard steel head and save yourself money. And subject your wrists and stakes to greater impact.
Hi @321southtube, thanks for your comment. @badkid73 is right on in their response, and we'd only add that the copper being softer conforms a little at a microscopic level and almost "grips" the stake head. You get a little better bite, strike, and less resonance. As @bk73 says, you can get this hammer with a steel head or interchange the heads as it suits your needs. And, while the craftsmanship is a dream with this piece, you can use any hammer in your arsenal to accomplish the task. We mention in the video but one other cool thing with this being softer is that the head carries a bit of a story of all your trips and use through its deformation over time. It can be a bit of a badge of honor to have a well loved copper headed camp hammer. However you you drive your stakes, have a great time camping!
"I don't want to buy a hammer thats softer than the stake" That's intentional. If the stake is softer, the stake will deform. If the stake deforms, the stake will develop sharp edges. Having an iron stake with sharp edges at ground level in a campsite where you're walking around is worse than having a hammer with deformations stored in your gear bag.
Concise and informative. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed and Happy Camping!
Great peg hammer. Only the Ellisse hammer is comparable but that is only widely available in Japan. I suspect they are all forged and made in the same famous blacksmith town of Sanjo.
Hi badkid73, thanks for your comment. Agree, such craftsmanship, and I suspect you are right they all originate from the epicenter of fine Japanese metalwork and engineering. I'm not sure on present day manufacturing but I know SP started in Niigata because of the skilled artisans and still host their global HQ there. Probably 10-12 km from Sanjoy. Thanks for sharing your expertise and happy camping!
It better be good st $75.
Yeah, it is $$$, built to last generations. You can def. get by with a $10 mallet hammer or trusty claw, this is ART and utility. If you can afford, totally worth it. They also sell with steel head instead of copper, can save a little $. All our rentals are the copper head. Happy camping!
Beautiful but.....copper is a soft metal. I don't want to buy a hammer thats softer than the stake
High quality forged steel stakes cost 5 to 20 dollars a piece depending on length and quality. These are burly bombproof heavy pegs such as a Snow Peak forged stake or another forged stake made by the blacksmiths in Niigata Sanjo that once used will make all your other stakes seem inadequate. I would rather deform my copper hammer face over a period of three years than mushroom the head of or fracture the hardened steel of my stakes. The copper head portion is replaceable. I have this as well as a comparable Japanese made hammer with a brass head. You can buy it with a hard steel head and save yourself money. And subject your wrists and stakes to greater impact.
Hi @321southtube, thanks for your comment. @badkid73 is right on in their response, and we'd only add that the copper being softer conforms a little at a microscopic level and almost "grips" the stake head. You get a little better bite, strike, and less resonance. As @bk73 says, you can get this hammer with a steel head or interchange the heads as it suits your needs. And, while the craftsmanship is a dream with this piece, you can use any hammer in your arsenal to accomplish the task. We mention in the video but one other cool thing with this being softer is that the head carries a bit of a story of all your trips and use through its deformation over time. It can be a bit of a badge of honor to have a well loved copper headed camp hammer. However you you drive your stakes, have a great time camping!
"I don't want to buy a hammer thats softer than the stake"
That's intentional. If the stake is softer, the stake will deform. If the stake deforms, the stake will develop sharp edges. Having an iron stake with sharp edges at ground level in a campsite where you're walking around is worse than having a hammer with deformations stored in your gear bag.