Adam Savage said "Buy all your tools cheap, and then if something breaks it means that you use that tool a lot, so buy an expensive version of that tool"
This is what my father-in-law always says, and I used to agree until I burned up my Menards $20 random orbital sander. It took a couple years. I replaced it with a Makita and instantly regretted using the cheap one for so many hours. The Makita was over twice as fast, and the vibration wasn't even comparable. The idea of buying cheap I still support, but sometimes just buy something decent to begin with.
This is kind of my harbor freight strategy. Mainly for tools that don't require a lot of accuracy and/or quality. I have a harbor freight rotary hammer drill that works fine.
@@fl5966 , yeah, its situational, some tools you should just go buy the nice one first and some it doesn't matter. I'd say a quality sander is worth the money because its a tool that requires accuracy and comfort.
@@nmoran2046 I was gonna say the same thing . I've worn my stiletto down to a nub.lol. replaced the handle twice.the eating gave me sore joints. The shock is the worst!
Everyone on my crew uses estwing and I used one for years. I'm just getting old. Lighter is better. I buy my boots by how light they are these days! Lol
Festool inspected Cameron's van but didn't offer to be a tool sponsor for Scott Brown Carpentry??? Come on Festool. Hook Scott up with all the tools. He Is the perfect ambassador for Festool.😉😉😉😉
the return of the hammer video. your first one was how I found your channel. Scott check out the toughbuilt C700 saw horses. I think they might be right for your set up. i love mine.
You, Paerau and Cameron make a good couple together. I bought myself a Stanley Anti Fibe hammer, which is quite expensive for me but it has been worth every penny I spent on it. Love watching your videos! Cheers from Holland.
I completely agree with Cameron if you have the money “it’s better to have the tool and not need than need it and not have it” I still love these videos keep up the amazing work Scott
I actually have both those first two hammers. The expensive one and the cheap one. I use the tiny/cheap one just as much. It's great for when I do finishing and cabinetry!! No hate. Cheers from Canada!
Regarding 0:19, the Great Neck Saw M8C Wood Claw Hammer is actually a light duty hammer since its weight is only 8 ounces. Its construction consists of a drop forged steel hammer head fixed onto a hardwood handle. An eight ounce hammer is suitable for small nails. On the other hand, a 16 ounce hammer is considered to be a medium duty hammer. Hammers heavier than 20 ounces are considered to be heavy duty and suitable for efficiently hammering heavy nails but they are not ideally suited for brads or for tacks. Tools should be used for the jobs that they are intended for in order to achieve best results. Merely comparing the prices of tools is not a good indicator as to the suitability of tools for the jobs that they are intended for.
Considering how much tools cost in New Zealand (with shipping) Cameron must be charging his customers an absolute fortune, he has more Festool tools than a Festool showroom
Actually, that would be pretty cool! And do it on wet timber aswell. And the different stamped ones from different suppliers, cos most of them are shit.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Hi, this is the one we've been using for a while. They're branded Würth but look the same as the one on this picture i'm linking below. They seem to be more reliable staying in their sheath than the neon green ones branded Pica, which we used earlier. Switched to Würth because of this reason. I think they're called deep hole markers, but we use them as a general carpenter's pencil. The sharpener sucks though, i just use my razor knife for that - whenever i need the the tip to be really sharp. I always keep two of those in a leg pocket on my work pants. One has the basic gray graphite type of tip, the other a red one. The graphite one, especially, can be wiped fairly easily off of surfaces (at least if used a light hand marking), which comes handy every so often. cdn.eazyauction.de/a8/a894d53623bd48b8eda3e79e0170192fa9d84b8040f884efb600ecc077d92a32109903829dd2c2fc8aec2702596e94a8/img/500x500_3a26341626cead8dd29552ab82a8b4bebd2a3f24.jpeg
Matt P it’s between $70-95 here in aus for abn Chippy’s but if your on hourly most people will just give day rates around the $650+ gst area plus or minus a $100
Sheet metal worker here from local 105 in California. Just wanted to let you know that I enjoy the vids and if I wasn’t a tin knocker I’d probably be a Carpenter. Cheers
Stiletto all the way, baby! I love my 15oz stiletto. For someone like me who's had carpal tunnel in both hands spending the extra cheese for a light weight but beast of a hammer just made sense. Lighter than my old 16oz estwing but hits like a 23oz.
Mat Mundt Due to the outrageous price of them I watched a SHIT TON of reviews on both the Martinez and stiletto and saw more negative reviews for Martinez. And I liked that stiletto only has the face that's replaceable and 'may' come loose but the Martinez has the whole head that 'may' come loose.
Also, the side nail puller on the Stiletto: The nail has to be driven almost the entire way, only then can you get the right amount of leverage. A co-worker uses it to get nails out of concrete (which normally requires a 'gooseneck' prybar). Once the nail is sticking up any more than say half an inch you lose all the leverage with that side nail puller and would be best off switching to the claw. So in short, the side nail puller works but only in specific situations. But in that situation it allows you to put a ton of force onto the nail, which can be a serious time saver when you don't have a pry-bar handy. PS sorry for spamming the comments ;-)
Many years ago I had a coworker buy a hammer at a flea market. He bought a framer style fiberglass handle. Knocking around in the basement during the concrete phase of the remodel the head of the new hammer mushroomed before the mild steel stakes did. I think he paid $5-10 usd then. Since then I’ve spent way more on hammers even though I’m out of the trade.
I think this channel is just as much cinematography as it is building, review cheapest camera on Amazon vs your current set up. Let's see if you can salvage through editing hahan
With a good hammer, you should be able to drive a nail with no more than *TWO* strokes . . . and one little tap at the end if the head is standing a bit proud.
Hello, im a furniture assembler in brazil. I use one just like this for twelve years now. It would be ridicolous using a framing hammer in my job. Nice vid thoug. Thanks bro.
Hello Scott, in one of your episodes, you touched on the subject of how successful facebook ads can be to find new clients. Since then, you haven’t touched on that subject again. I would appreciate if you could shed more light on how many clients you actually (firm clients and not just one or two calls leading to nowhere) did you land from that campaign of yours. It would be nice to hear that.
My next hammer will be a 14oz, just not sure which one it will be. I like Paerau's thinking on the screwdrivers, tools like that I but a cheap set, the one that gets used the most and wears out I replace with a better quality model. Surprisingly that hasn't happened yet ☺️
I organized a possibly the first Occidental electricians belt brought into New Zealand around 15 years ago, however in our damp climate I done away with leather and prefer the Dewalt ballistic nylon tool belts. I also used Skillers electricians belts.
I have an estwing 24oz and watched the misses try hit in tent pegs with a cheap hammer it was taking so long I had to finish the job, few weeks later I went out and got her a 20 Oz estwing cause every women needs a good estwing.
The only tool I have since I started twenty years ago is my ck adjustable spanner. Everything else has been lost, broken, worn-out or stolen. Power tool Wise is a Makita 9inch grinder it's about sixteen years old.
@Scott Brown Carpentry I only wish there was good men like you and Paerau when I tried to get a trade back in the mid 1990's .It was a different world back then indeed
I started off with black & decker circular saw,empire level, plumb hammer a few tools in my finish carpentry company. Moved up to Dewalt saw, dead on, estwing,hammers, Milwaukee. Lufkin shockforce tape step up from Stanley. If your going to make a living need tools to do the job hold up and not fail. ,
I got no business in Carpentry but I love my Est Wing Ball Pin and Club hammer that can take abuse without breaking the hammer shaft as I was sick of replacing broken hammers.
Being a DIYer and not a tradie I go for the "budget for use" method. I have a lot of Ozito and XU1 hand tools because im NOT using them every day. Still got the cordless drill almost 10 years on, and only tool that has broken down was the orbital sander (which was fixed by taking it apart and clearing all the dust that had got past the crappy o ring). If I was using them every day, I'd probably go through a dozen a year meaning I would have spent more than one of the more expensive brands that would have taken the punishment (same reason I buy $250 boots that last me 2-3 years, rather than $50 ones that last me 3 months). Benchtop tools are a different matter though, cheap tools = cheap made = sloppy cutting guides. Last thing I want is a rip fence moving mid cut.
Hello mate! I really enjoy your videos and am a new subscriber. I'm a contractor in the states who has dreamed of living in New Zealand for the last 10 years.
Cool way to set up the flexi bin, but what happens when they come to collect it? How would they get the crane truck to get it out from there? Just wondering...
Iv owned the stiletto 14oz for years and loved it. But the handles loose, alenkeys hard to get to and rounded, Claw tips are worn, magnets missing and head doesn't sit straight. Have just purchased the martinez m4 with m1 head. Only early days but so far its way better.
Cheers man for making these videos! Made me get my love back for Carpentry and now I’m back out doing my apprenticeship finally with a good boss who’ll actually sign me up after 3 years of shit bosses! Finally doing the Carpentry I love! Decks and pergolas
Question for carpenters: do you still actually use Hammers for framing instead of framing nail guns nowadays? In what situation would you use it over a framing gun (don't say when you don't enough room)
Bad Dog Media yes, we use hammers to pull nails out, tack plywood on walls and roofs, knock over a nailed stud or rafter, drive nails in when they don’t go in all the way with the nail guns, pry things over with the claw; hammers are very useful when framing
I had an estwing but I didn't really rate it over any other hammer. My Bacho is amazing. Something about the curve in the handle . It's more like a hatchet handle. 18oz just right wait. Pulls missed drywall screws out sweet which is its primary use .
I'm a carpenter in Australia and i have a ute. Yes the van would be nice and can fit more tools, but my ute is a 4x4 and doubles as my camping/beach car. That was my reasoning for getting the ute. Would be nice to be able to afford both haha
do a video on how to become a carpenter and all the stuff you need, im in yr 11 and thinking about becoming a carpenter id appreciate the help mate cheers
I feel those NZD prices here in Canada! I’ve got that 14oz stiletto mini and the 16oz wooden straight handled stiletto and I find myself going to that one much more than the 14oz, even for finish work. I really don’t like the rubber grip on the mini and when choking up on the hammer, the titanium neck is not comfortable at all, and it’s more than double the price! We’ll see how long they both last...but my 10oz wood handled stiletto has been my trim hammer for almost 10 years and I’ve used it for everything and it’s still going. I really wanted to try the Dalluge like you’ve got Scott, that looks very comfortable to use, but it wasn’t in stock when I went.
@Kyle Jones I'm in Canada as well and I just about chocked when I heard Scott say he paid $80 for his estwing. I paid less than half that for my 22oz waffle head estwing. Although that was over 10 years ago. I love my hammer, it's well worn in and I've beat it up pretty good, but it's still going strong.
Very entertaining. I love my hammers. I never get rid of any hammer, or more frequently any hammer head, that I buy or comes my way. Each tells so much about the user and the use and the era and the economy and technology of the time of production and use. In many ways the hammer is the primal tool, and the tell of the time. A particular hammer will work for a person whose physical and psychological make up fits with that hammer. If you have a hammer that you must use, you learn how to train your body and mind to use it well and properly.
I bought a 16 ounce Estwing when I was 18 in 1978 when I started a job as an electrician helper. The job boss always said he could tell if I was working hard because that hammer would sing a song that no other hammer on the job made since I had the only Estwing. Somewhere along the line I bought a 20 ounce Estwing but I don’t remember exactly when. The point of all this is that I’ve still got both hammers and they’re both still in A plus 1 condition. From my perspective if you don’t lose them they last perpetually forever.
Is your hammer the dalluge or the Douglas? I live in the US, I bought a Douglas years ago for about 60 bucks, got a dalluge a couple years ago for just under $100. Prices there are crazy
Hope you picked up all those nails you pulled. All my tools are Bosch, never let me down. That framing hammer is crazy expensive. I use a 20 oz Estwing
I'm getting into construction estimating so I'm always thinking about productivity, and whether or not the extra expense of the tool increases productivity enough during it's lifetime to justify it's cost. Another more 'human' factor is job enjoyment; better tools make the job more enjoyable. The boring conclusion I'm reaching is that mid-range tools are the way to go. But this might vary depending on the class of tool. I work on larger commercial construction sites where tools get stolen more frequently as well, so I'll buy cheap when I can get away with it because I know the more it costs the more likely it is to grow legs. Stiletto hammers have been known to lose their nail holder magnets. Kind of a shame because previously that was never a problem. I think Milwakee? bought Stiletto.
Really depends on what you want to do with it. My mom's in her 70s, has a hammer in her tool drawer that gets used a time or three a year when she wants to hang a new picture. It looks a lot like that $7 hammer, and it's more than enough for hanging a few pictures here and there. Might not be good for building a house, but she's never going to build a house.
I like your Vaughan hammer, very cool, unfortunately you can't find it in my country. After watching your channel i just decided and ordered the Fiskars Isocore 20oz hammer. Maybe you could try it and do a comparison to yours. I watched allmost all your episodes. Greetings from Romania. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Kameron got the sweetest van boys, especially got the competition won before it started. Having said that, you might want to get him some help for his tool addiction...
As a tradesmen there is nothing like working with high quality tools. There are tools in my tool bag like a cheap hammer that I use for the odd use but almost all my site tools are Festool and it hurts to buy them but I know they work really well all the time. Light, strudy, well built, comfortable to use.
I thought the UK was bad for rip off prices compared to the USA . But you guys are getting shafted . 300 dollars for that Vaughan Dalluge . It's £130 here in the UK .
I know this is a year old. If the tool are that expensive there, are tradesmen paid more or have some sort of "bonus". That metabo nailer got me surprised, I could get one for 500CAN
Estwing waffle head steel framing hammer 28oz. they last ages. the only way it can wear out is if you deliberately bend it or the waffle head just smooths out to a smooth head. Edit ... I payed like 32 usd
Adam Savage said "Buy all your tools cheap, and then if something breaks it means that you use that tool a lot, so buy an expensive version of that tool"
Very smart opinion. Greettins from chilli.
i like this
This is what my father-in-law always says, and I used to agree until I burned up my Menards $20 random orbital sander. It took a couple years. I replaced it with a Makita and instantly regretted using the cheap one for so many hours. The Makita was over twice as fast, and the vibration wasn't even comparable. The idea of buying cheap I still support, but sometimes just buy something decent to begin with.
This is kind of my harbor freight strategy. Mainly for tools that don't require a lot of accuracy and/or quality. I have a harbor freight rotary hammer drill that works fine.
@@fl5966 , yeah, its situational, some tools you should just go buy the nice one first and some it doesn't matter. I'd say a quality sander is worth the money because its a tool that requires accuracy and comfort.
Milled head: "When you are doing finishing, everyone knows that you missed." LOL, absolutely true!
had one of those 7 dollars hammers, the head ended up flying off. Then again I was using it to break bricks.
Estwing 20oz steel straight claw. 25 years of constant use. When I retire it’s going into my trophy case. LoL
Chris Moody North Americans industry standard I swing a stiletto and I would never go back so says my elbow
@@nmoran2046 I was gonna say the same thing . I've worn my stiletto down to a nub.lol. replaced the handle twice.the eating gave me sore joints. The shock is the worst!
Everyone on my crew uses estwing and I used one for years. I'm just getting old. Lighter is better. I buy my boots by how light they are these days! Lol
@diver dave my boss swears by estwing.his looks like a ball peen hammer it so worn. Lol.
My brother at Downers wear out a Estwing and a wheel barrow every 8 months doing mainly form work.
Cameron is great, I love his attitude about work and tools.👍 from 🏴 Scotland 🏴
Mark D thanks mark
I agree, from U.S.
Festool inspected Cameron's van but didn't offer to be a tool sponsor for Scott Brown Carpentry??? Come on Festool. Hook Scott up with all the tools. He Is the perfect ambassador for Festool.😉😉😉😉
@Captain Commodore you're right, overpriced junk
@@jamesandayladodge4815 junk? which ones?
Scott who almost exclusively uses Makita, you mean?
Festool should sponsor Kameron
the return of the hammer video. your first one was how I found your channel. Scott check out the toughbuilt C700 saw horses. I think they might be right for your set up. i love mine.
I'm on my 2nd set. The first set I had for almost 4 years but I put them through a beating
that is how I found this channel as well
Always love to hear how people found the channel, cheers man
You hit the nail on the head there! Spend what you can and learn what's best along the way.
David Daniels Craftsman no pun invented 😂
You, Paerau and Cameron make a good couple together. I bought myself a Stanley Anti Fibe hammer, which is quite expensive for me but it has been worth every penny I spent on it. Love watching your videos! Cheers from Holland.
I completely agree with Cameron if you have the money “it’s better to have the tool and not need than need it and not have it” I still love these videos keep up the amazing work Scott
Carson watkins thanks mate 😃
I actually have both those first two hammers. The expensive one and the cheap one. I use the tiny/cheap one just as much. It's great for when I do finishing and cabinetry!! No hate. Cheers from Canada!
Love this video! But, no Martinez was included?? :)
Regarding 0:19, the Great Neck Saw M8C Wood Claw Hammer is actually a light duty hammer since its weight is only 8 ounces. Its construction consists of a drop forged steel hammer head fixed onto a hardwood handle. An eight ounce hammer is suitable for small nails. On the other hand, a 16 ounce hammer is considered to be a medium duty hammer. Hammers heavier than 20 ounces are considered to be heavy duty and suitable for efficiently hammering heavy nails but they are not ideally suited for brads or for tacks. Tools should be used for the jobs that they are intended for in order to achieve best results. Merely comparing the prices of tools is not a good indicator as to the suitability of tools for the jobs that they are intended for.
Vlogging while driving the Greenlane Roundabout = hardcore!
Considering how much tools cost in New Zealand (with shipping) Cameron must be charging his customers an absolute fortune, he has more Festool tools than a Festool showroom
really have to love blowing hard earned money when you go festool. watch Ave dissect ruclips.net/video/oezp-_DcUgg/видео.html
You guys could review a pencil and it would be awesome!!
Challenge accepted
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Can't Wait!
Actually, that would be pretty cool! And do it on wet timber aswell. And the different stamped ones from different suppliers, cos most of them are shit.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Hi, this is the one we've been using for a while. They're branded Würth but look the same as the one on this picture i'm linking below. They seem to be more reliable staying in their sheath than the neon green ones branded Pica, which we used earlier. Switched to Würth because of this reason. I think they're called deep hole markers, but we use them as a general carpenter's pencil. The sharpener sucks though, i just use my razor knife for that - whenever i need the the tip to be really sharp.
I always keep two of those in a leg pocket on my work pants. One has the basic gray graphite type of tip, the other a red one. The graphite one, especially, can be wiped fairly easily off of surfaces (at least if used a light hand marking), which comes handy every so often.
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Holly Crap!!! The cost of doing business in NZ is crazy. What prices do you charge for typical carpentry work?
Carpenter rates are from $60 - 75nzd an hour. Charged rate
Doing anything in NZ is expensive! Very low wages too.
@@mattp5518 i only get 25 an hour for being a apprentice atm, 60 - 75 sounds so good for me hahah
Matt P it’s between $70-95 here in aus for abn Chippy’s but if your on hourly most people will just give day rates around the $650+ gst area plus or minus a $100
At least 50$ an hour anywhere in the world if you take it seriously and have the experience and equipment
vaughn dalluge titanium 16oz on Walmart for $70 here in states. I had one way back when the hammers patent was under Douglas Hammer. Very good hammer.
Picard the hammer for Carpenter. Three inches nail with one hit.
Nice work in a nice Country.
Greetings a carpenter "Zimmermann" from Germany
The Festool Reps essentially said nothing about anything in particular lol. Gotta love company reps
Sheet metal worker here from local 105 in California. Just wanted to let you know that I enjoy the vids and if I wasn’t a tin knocker I’d probably be a Carpenter. Cheers
Stiletto all the way, baby! I love my 15oz stiletto. For someone like me who's had carpal tunnel in both hands spending the extra cheese for a light weight but beast of a hammer just made sense. Lighter than my old 16oz estwing but hits like a 23oz.
Yeap, Stilleto is great, but nowadays it's chineese company.
Iv had stiletto for years. Got martinez m4 with m1 head now. Way better.
Vadim Grebelny really? As far as I know they're still American made.
Mat Mundt Due to the outrageous price of them I watched a SHIT TON of reviews on both the Martinez and stiletto and saw more negative reviews for Martinez. And I liked that stiletto only has the face that's replaceable and 'may' come loose but the Martinez has the whole head that 'may' come loose.
Also, the side nail puller on the Stiletto: The nail has to be driven almost the entire way, only then can you get the right amount of leverage. A co-worker uses it to get nails out of concrete (which normally requires a 'gooseneck' prybar). Once the nail is sticking up any more than say half an inch you lose all the leverage with that side nail puller and would be best off switching to the claw. So in short, the side nail puller works but only in specific situations. But in that situation it allows you to put a ton of force onto the nail, which can be a serious time saver when you don't have a pry-bar handy.
PS sorry for spamming the comments ;-)
Many years ago I had a coworker buy a hammer at a flea market. He bought a framer style fiberglass handle. Knocking around in the basement during the concrete phase of the remodel the head of the new hammer mushroomed before the mild steel stakes did. I think he paid $5-10 usd then. Since then I’ve spent way more on hammers even though I’m out of the trade.
I think this channel is just as much cinematography as it is building, review cheapest camera on Amazon vs your current set up. Let's see if you can salvage through editing hahan
Haha oh that sounds painful
With a good hammer, you should be able to drive a nail with no more than *TWO* strokes . . . and one little tap at the end if the head is standing a bit proud.
2 hits!!! Lmao what are you watching bob the builder?
Six inch galv? I don't think so pal
I just hear Korg talking about hammas. “The hamma pulled you off?”
Hello, im a furniture assembler in brazil.
I use one just like this for twelve years now.
It would be ridicolous using a framing hammer in my job.
Nice vid thoug.
Thanks bro.
Exactly, each hammer has a job according to its weight and size.
Hello Scott, in one of your episodes, you touched on the subject of how successful facebook ads can be to find new clients. Since then, you haven’t touched on that subject again. I would appreciate if you could shed more light on how many clients you actually (firm clients and not just one or two calls leading to nowhere) did you land from that campaign of yours. It would be nice to hear that.
Yeeeeeeah! My tool is a Stellito! I’ve had that hammer for about 6/7 years now! Love it!
My next hammer will be a 14oz, just not sure which one it will be.
I like Paerau's thinking on the screwdrivers, tools like that I but a cheap set, the one that gets used the most and wears out I replace with a better quality model. Surprisingly that hasn't happened yet ☺️
Take a look at the 12 oz dewalt mig hammer I call it the ghetto stileto
It’s cool seeing occidental leather nailing bags in New Zealand they’re made in my home town right down the road from where I live now
I organized a possibly the first Occidental electricians belt brought into New Zealand around 15 years ago, however in our damp climate I done away with leather and prefer the Dewalt ballistic nylon tool belts. I also used Skillers electricians belts.
I have an estwing 24oz and watched the misses try hit in tent pegs with a cheap hammer it was taking so long I had to finish the job, few weeks later I went out and got her a 20 Oz estwing cause every women needs a good estwing.
" ... when you do finishing, everybody knows you missed (giggling) ... " classic!!!
the festool table saw is lit! you should buy one as-well...
You need to try a Martinez M1 titanium hammer game changer I'm an apprentice and have just upgraded for the estwing
I'm just here for Paerau's banter.
Borrow Camerons!! classic...
The only tool I have since I started twenty years ago is my ck adjustable spanner. Everything else has been lost, broken, worn-out or stolen. Power tool Wise is a Makita 9inch grinder it's about sixteen years old.
@Scott Brown Carpentry I only wish there was good men like you and Paerau when I tried to get a trade back in the mid 1990's .It was a different world back then indeed
Holy sh*t those prices for the tools!!! I take for granted over here in America where the prices are now where near what you have to pay for them
I started off with black & decker circular saw,empire level, plumb hammer a few tools in my finish carpentry company.
Moved up to Dewalt saw, dead on, estwing,hammers, Milwaukee. Lufkin shockforce tape step up from Stanley.
If your going to make a living need tools to do the job hold up and not fail. ,
I got no business in Carpentry but I love my Est Wing Ball Pin and Club hammer that can take abuse without breaking the hammer shaft as I was sick of replacing broken hammers.
Being a DIYer and not a tradie I go for the "budget for use" method. I have a lot of Ozito and XU1 hand tools because im NOT using them every day. Still got the cordless drill almost 10 years on, and only tool that has broken down was the orbital sander (which was fixed by taking it apart and clearing all the dust that had got past the crappy o ring). If I was using them every day, I'd probably go through a dozen a year meaning I would have spent more than one of the more expensive brands that would have taken the punishment (same reason I buy $250 boots that last me 2-3 years, rather than $50 ones that last me 3 months). Benchtop tools are a different matter though, cheap tools = cheap made = sloppy cutting guides. Last thing I want is a rip fence moving mid cut.
Is the stiletto 14oz wood handle a good titanium hammer is cost About 131 nz dollars in the netherlands
Holy Cr@p ! What's the price of fuel in NZ ? Was that over $2 a litre ?
Daz Han yup nz is not cheap lol
I think it's about $2.22 P/L now. Yes, New Zealand is pretty expensive.
Wow. Things in NZ are way more expensive. Even accounting for the currency difference. I got a East wing framer for $30 USD
Hello mate! I really enjoy your videos and am a new subscriber. I'm a contractor in the states who has dreamed of living in New Zealand for the last 10 years.
Cool way to set up the flexi bin, but what happens when they come to collect it? How would they get the crane truck to get it out from there? Just wondering...
Hook and drag it first.
In Australia Bunning yesterday13/11/2020 Estwing hammer was 102 bucks. They've gone up heaps. They were 50 bucks in 2003
Hi Scott. I just purchased the Hikoki framer. I’m planning on purchasing the 3ah battery. Roughly how many nails do you get per charge? Cheers
How come you don't lever the hammer to the side instead, when pulling out nails?
Hi Peter
Amazing show, brilliant to see you.
Well done on your endurance!!!
I but a $150 stiletto titanium hammer but got it on sale for 60. Favorite tool I own.
Do plumb still make hammers best ones for nail and pin pulling ,my dad's got some like 5o years old and still great heads on em
I payed 1270 NZD (855USD) for my hikoki nailer, with two 5ah batteries and charger! It was 800 NZD without batteries, so that sucks
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Iv owned the stiletto 14oz for years and loved it. But the handles loose, alenkeys hard to get to and rounded, Claw tips are worn, magnets missing and head doesn't sit straight. Have just purchased the martinez m4 with m1 head. Only early days but so far its way better.
Cheers man for making these videos! Made me get my love back for Carpentry and now I’m back out doing my apprenticeship finally with a good boss who’ll actually sign me up after 3 years of shit bosses! Finally doing the Carpentry I love! Decks and pergolas
Question for carpenters: do you still actually use Hammers for framing instead of framing nail guns nowadays? In what situation would you use it over a framing gun (don't say when you don't enough room)
Bad Dog Media yes, we use hammers to pull nails out, tack plywood on walls and roofs, knock over a nailed stud or rafter, drive nails in when they don’t go in all the way with the nail guns, pry things over with the claw; hammers are very useful when framing
@@jodythebrody2127 thank you for a very clear and explanatory answer :) genuinely interested.
I had an estwing but I didn't really rate it over any other hammer. My Bacho is amazing. Something about the curve in the handle . It's more like a hatchet handle. 18oz just right wait. Pulls missed drywall screws out sweet which is its primary use .
I'm a carpenter in Australia and i have a ute. Yes the van would be nice and can fit more tools, but my ute is a 4x4 and doubles as my camping/beach car. That was my reasoning for getting the ute. Would be nice to be able to afford both haha
I've always lived by the saying "Buy once, Cry once". You should review a Martinez hammer from the M range Scott? Great vid bro.
I’m totally aligned with Kameron’s tool philosophy. Have everything
Hello, where did you get that hammer, I want one too, I'm from Romania ... Thank you
Do you have any videos on your page of you working in Edinburgh?
Cool video this week bro, greetings from California.👍🤙🤙
do a video on how to become a carpenter and all the stuff you need, im in yr 11 and thinking about becoming a carpenter id appreciate the help mate cheers
What species of framing lumber is common in NZ?
I do love a well organized van.
Got a dewalt 22oz hammer for 8.98$, didn't scan properly at the cash. Was listed for 24.99.
where is best place to buy hikoki tools please? thanks Scott
Do you ever stuff the face with sandpaper to grip the nail head
Sweet video!
Thanks for the comparisons!
I feel those NZD prices here in Canada!
I’ve got that 14oz stiletto mini and the 16oz wooden straight handled stiletto and I find myself going to that one much more than the 14oz, even for finish work. I really don’t like the rubber grip on the mini and when choking up on the hammer, the titanium neck is not comfortable at all, and it’s more than double the price!
We’ll see how long they both last...but my 10oz wood handled stiletto has been my trim hammer for almost 10 years and I’ve used it for everything and it’s still going.
I really wanted to try the Dalluge like you’ve got Scott, that looks very comfortable to use, but it wasn’t in stock when I went.
@Kyle Jones I'm in Canada as well and I just about chocked when I heard Scott say he paid $80 for his estwing. I paid less than half that for my 22oz waffle head estwing. Although that was over 10 years ago. I love my hammer, it's well worn in and I've beat it up pretty good, but it's still going strong.
ESTWING any day been using them for more than 25 years
Tony Scerri can you describe the estwing you use, there are so many models out there
I have a Klein, Estwing stop making my weight forward hammer, it didn’t wear out it just went missing... 😱😡
The Truth haha
Estwing don't make good wood handle hammers. The wood ones they make are made in Taiwan which is why I won't touch them
Interesting comparisons of Hammers’ . Those chaps from Festool should also have checked your van out SBC!!🙃😎
Very entertaining. I love my hammers. I never get rid of any hammer, or more frequently any hammer head, that I buy or comes my way. Each tells so much about the user and the use and the era and the economy and technology of the time of production and use. In many ways the hammer is the primal tool, and the tell of the time. A particular hammer will work for a person whose physical and psychological make up fits with that hammer. If you have a hammer that you must use, you learn how to train your body and mind to use it well and properly.
Can you do a video comparing your hammer against the stiletto hammer as I'm looking to get a titanium hammer but don't know what one to get
Martinez m4 with m1 head
hi，where did you usually buy your power tools ?Bunnings warehouse?
Sup Scott hopefully your able to answer this or another subscriber but what pencil is that that your using? From an Auckland Roofer #Elite Roofing
David Kendall its the hultafors pencils
I love my Stiletto Hammers, and my old Estwing
Need a channel like this but with sparks
You gotta try the Martinez M1. Basically an updated stiletto. Best hammer I have tried by far
Great hammer, but it's quite a mission to buy it outside the States.
I had no issue. Ordered online and it turned up a week or 2 later
Yea just brought martinez m4 with m1 head. Just brought it straight from martinez tools. No issues.
I bought a 16 ounce Estwing when I was 18 in 1978 when I started a job as an electrician helper. The job boss always said he could tell if I was working hard because that hammer would sing a song that no other hammer on the job made since I had the only Estwing. Somewhere along the line I bought a 20 ounce Estwing but I don’t remember exactly when. The point of all this is that I’ve still got both hammers and they’re both still in A plus 1 condition. From my perspective if you don’t lose them they last perpetually forever.
Is your hammer the dalluge or the Douglas? I live in the US, I bought a Douglas years ago for about 60 bucks, got a dalluge a couple years ago for just under $100. Prices there are crazy
Seems like you found your crew the Three Amigos
Hope you picked up all those nails you pulled.
All my tools are Bosch, never let me down. That framing hammer is crazy expensive. I use a 20 oz Estwing
Where’d you get your hammer? I’m only seeing ones with teeth. Thanks!
I'm getting into construction estimating so I'm always thinking about productivity, and whether or not the extra expense of the tool increases productivity enough during it's lifetime to justify it's cost. Another more 'human' factor is job enjoyment; better tools make the job more enjoyable. The boring conclusion I'm reaching is that mid-range tools are the way to go. But this might vary depending on the class of tool. I work on larger commercial construction sites where tools get stolen more frequently as well, so I'll buy cheap when I can get away with it because I know the more it costs the more likely it is to grow legs.
Stiletto hammers have been known to lose their nail holder magnets. Kind of a shame because previously that was never a problem. I think Milwakee? bought Stiletto.
How do you carry a mitre saw and table saw in that small van?
It has dual sliding doors. Table saw on one side, Drop saw on the other Here is a my video of the van fit out ruclips.net/video/qd6Dc1JZ5Mg/видео.html
Really depends on what you want to do with it. My mom's in her 70s, has a hammer in her tool drawer that gets used a time or three a year when she wants to hang a new picture. It looks a lot like that $7 hammer, and it's more than enough for hanging a few pictures here and there. Might not be good for building a house, but she's never going to build a house.
I like your Vaughan hammer, very cool, unfortunately you can't find it in my country. After watching your channel i just decided and ordered the Fiskars Isocore 20oz hammer. Maybe you could try it and do a comparison to yours. I watched allmost all your episodes. Greetings from Romania. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Really appreciate the price in difference currencies thanks
Kameron got the sweetest van boys, especially got the competition won before it started.
Having said that, you might want to get him some help for his tool addiction...
No way would I leave tools in my van over night...in two years iv been broken in to 3 times...love London
As a tradesmen there is nothing like working with high quality tools. There are tools in my tool bag like a cheap hammer that I use for the odd use but almost all my site tools are Festool and it hurts to buy them but I know they work really well all the time. Light, strudy, well built, comfortable to use.
I thought the UK was bad for rip off prices compared to the USA . But you guys are getting shafted . 300 dollars for that Vaughan Dalluge . It's £130 here in the UK .
That is about $250-260. We are only getting slightly shafted.
I know this is a year old.
If the tool are that expensive there, are tradesmen paid more or have some sort of "bonus".
That metabo nailer got me surprised, I could get one for 500CAN
I feel a rigging axe works great for driving nails. Similar to a hatchet
Estwing waffle head steel framing hammer 28oz. they last ages. the only way it can wear out is if you deliberately bend it or the waffle head just smooths out to a smooth head. Edit ... I payed like 32 usd
how do you like the new estwing AL pro hammer?