A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
. NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
pick up a hammer... no big deal..
Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
of a piece of scrap....
I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
board..
Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
in the can withour hitting the rim...
This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
Bob Griffiths
Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> of a piece of scrap....
>
> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> board..
I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
works fine.
On Fri, 28 May 2004 09:33:47 -0400, Bob G.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
>. NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
>out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
>pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
>Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
>and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
>but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
>in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
>Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
>of a piece of scrap....
>
>I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
>to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
>board..
Bent?
>Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
>HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
>in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
>This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
>anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
You bought the wrong kinda hammer. You should have gotten a
nail-pulling hammer...if that's what you wanted to do with it.
I've had the same bad luck will ball-peen hammers. I still can't find
one that'll take out nails easily. But they seem to put in nails
pretty well. lol
It IS pretty funny, though. lol
Have a nice week...
Trent©
Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!
On Sat, 29 May 2004 07:28:02 GMT, Test Tickle
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Fri, 28 May 2004 09:33:47 -0400, Bob G.
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
snip story of dollar store hammer.....
>>You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>>
>>CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>>
>>
>>Bob Griffiths
>
>
>I definitely would have hung that hammer on the wall. It's something
>you would likely get many laughs at over the years, and be a good
>conversation piece to boot.
>
>tt
the last thing I want hanging in my shop on display is a broken ugly
cheap tool.
I do have a few tools that really are on display.... I'll never use
them, but they hang in view. 'frinstance, a 3' bowsaw that's prolly 75
years old...
In article <1gehy24.6ct00k1foiwijN%[email protected]>,
p_j <[email protected]> wrote:
>Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
>> of a piece of scrap....
>>
>> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
>> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
>> board..
>
>I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
>works fine.
How many Chinese have you framed with it?
Inquiring minds want to know!
On Sun, 30 May 2004 23:49:30 +0000, [email protected]
(Robert Bonomi) stated wide-eyed, with arms akimbo:
>In article <1gehy24.6ct00k1foiwijN%[email protected]>,
>p_j <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
>>> of a piece of scrap....
>>>
>>> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
>>> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
>>> board..
>>
>>I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
>>works fine.
>
>How many Chinese have you framed with it?
>
>Inquiring minds want to know!
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
LJ, whose 2nd Chiwanese framing hammah is the best hammah he's ever
owned. And who now knows one watches the grain when choosing a hammer
handle.
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Larry Jaques responds:
>>>I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
>>>works fine.
>>
>>How many Chinese have you framed with it?
>>
>>Inquiring minds want to know!
>
>Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
>
>LJ, whose 2nd Chiwanese framing hammah is the best hammah he's ever
>owned. And who now knows one watches the grain when choosing a hammer
>handle.
Hard to watch the grain in steel unless one knows to bring a microscope. Is
your hammer better than the Vaughan & Bushnell titanium framing hammer that
hangs in my shop? I'm sure it's cheaper. But better?
Charlie Self
"The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the
exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun
On 31 May 2004 09:28:04 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
stated wide-eyed, with arms akimbo:
>Larry Jaques responds:
>
>>>>I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
>>>>works fine.
>>>
>>>How many Chinese have you framed with it?
>>>
>>>Inquiring minds want to know!
>>
>>Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
>>
>>LJ, whose 2nd Chiwanese framing hammah is the best hammah he's ever
>>owned. And who now knows one watches the grain when choosing a hammer
>>handle.
^^^^^^^^
>Hard to watch the grain in steel unless one knows to bring a microscope. Is
>your hammer better than the Vaughan & Bushnell titanium framing hammer that
>hangs in my shop? I'm sure it's cheaper. But better?
Time for an optometric visit, Charlie. (See my highlighting above)
Yeah, I love that $2.99 HF special. It's the right size for my
hand, the right weight for my swing, and is well balanced. Who
cares if it's THIRTY TWO TIMES less expensive than that Yuppie
Metal Mutt on your wall? (I do.) ;)
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Larry Jaques highlights away with:
>>>LJ, whose 2nd Chiwanese framing hammah is the best hammah he's ever
>>>owned. And who now knows one watches the grain when choosing a hammer
>>>handle.
>^^^^^^^^
>>Hard to watch the grain in steel unless one knows to bring a microscope. Is
>>your hammer better than the Vaughan & Bushnell titanium framing hammer that
>>hangs in my shop? I'm sure it's cheaper. But better?
>
>Time for an optometric visit, Charlie. (See my highlighting above)
Yes, well, I take it you've never seen a steel hammer handle, then. Curious,
because IIRC, the original poster said he bent the handle, something that
seldom happens with wood handles.
>Yeah, I love that $2.99 HF special. It's the right size for my
>hand, the right weight for my swing, and is well balanced. Who
>cares if it's THIRTY TWO TIMES less expensive than that Yuppie
>Metal Mutt on your wall? (I do.) ;)
Actually, no. Yours cost $2.99 (plus tax, I'm sure) more than mine. It was part
of an award for an article that I entered in a contest.
Charlie Self
"The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the
exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun
On 31 May 2004 17:52:52 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
stated wide-eyed, with arms akimbo:
>Larry Jaques highlights away with:
>>>>LJ, whose 2nd Chiwanese framing hammah is the best hammah he's ever
>>>>owned. And who now knows one watches the grain when choosing a hammer
>>>>handle.
>>^^^^^^^^
>>>Hard to watch the grain in steel unless one knows to bring a microscope. Is
>>>your hammer better than the Vaughan & Bushnell titanium framing hammer that
>>>hangs in my shop? I'm sure it's cheaper. But better?
>>
>>Time for an optometric visit, Charlie. (See my highlighting above)
>
>Yes, well, I take it you've never seen a steel hammer handle, then. Curious,
>because IIRC, the original poster said he bent the handle, something that
>seldom happens with wood handles.
OK, so I missed that part, but I was referring to a genuine wood
handle there, too. ;)
>>Yeah, I love that $2.99 HF special. It's the right size for my
>>hand, the right weight for my swing, and is well balanced. Who
>>cares if it's THIRTY TWO TIMES less expensive than that Yuppie
>>Metal Mutt on your wall? (I do.) ;)
>
>Actually, no. Yours cost $2.99 (plus tax, I'm sure) more than mine. It was part
>of an award for an article that I entered in a contest.
Had I bought it up here, I wouldn't have paid tax, but I bought
it down in LoCal and paid the 22 cent levy. Congrats on the
award. Condolences on the yuppie metal thang.
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Bob G. wrote:
> [snip]
> Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
> HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
> in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
> This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
> anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
> Bob Griffiths
You bought the wrong kind of hammer. This one was a throwing hammer as
evidenced by your toss. You coulda gone to the Olympics. Sheeesh.
mahalo,
jo4hn, indicator of lost opportunities
Bob G. wrote:
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
Well, when you think about it, it's even cheaper if you
amortize it taking into account the big laugh that *we*
all had reading your anecdote!! :-)
(not that I'm volunteering to chip in to reimburse you
the dollar, eh? :-))
Carlos
--
Good for you - If you had driven a nail with it, the head probably would
have chipped and cost you an eye:)
"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
> . NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
> out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
> pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
> Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
> and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
> but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
> in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> of a piece of scrap....
>
> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> board..
>
> Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
> HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
> in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
> This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
> anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
> Bob Griffiths
Bob
My old Dad once told me (probably a few more times after that 'cos I
actually remember what he said) is a bargain is something you still have in
working order 20 years later. I once brought a cheap hammer and was driving
a nail in, when after a blow the hammer was "stuck" to the job. Once I
wrenched it free, I found a bubble in the head that was just below the
surface. The blow broke the bubble and grabbed the nail head. Now if only I
had had a trash bin. I had to pick it up off the ground.
Murray
"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
> . NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
> out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
> pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
> Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
> and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
> but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
> in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> of a piece of scrap....
>
> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> board..
>
> Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
> HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
> in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
> This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
> anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
> Bob Griffiths
Murray notes:
> My old Dad once told me (probably a few more times after that 'cos I
>actually remember what he said) is a bargain is something you still have in
>working order 20 years later. I once brought a cheap hammer and was driving
>a nail in, when after a blow the hammer was "stuck" to the job. Once I
>wrenched it free, I found a bubble in the head that was just below the
>surface. The blow broke the bubble and grabbed the nail head. Now if only I
>had had a trash bin. I had to pick it up off the ground.
IME, the biggest problem with cheap hammers--one I have deliberately avoided
for the past 3 decades--is the difficulty they give you in driving a nail
straight. I have a hard enough time getting the nails in straight and fast with
a good hammer. Screw up the crown so the face slides a bit as it hits the
nailhead and forget it. Nothing goes well. Better to pay $30 for a brand-name
hammer and not have the agony of 500 bent nails and a major heave to reach the
trash can.
Charlie Self
"The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the
exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> IME, the biggest problem with cheap hammers--one I have deliberately
> avoided for the past 3 decades--is the difficulty they give you in
> driving a nail straight. I have a hard enough time getting the nails
> in straight and fast with a good hammer. Screw up the crown so the
> face slides a bit as it hits the nailhead and forget it. Nothing goes
> well. Better to pay $30 for a brand-name hammer and not have the agony
> of 500 bent nails and a major heave to reach the trash can.
>
> Charlie Self
>
Heh, that brings up some memories.
Had a couple of those real cheap fiberglass handled jobbies. One was
great, the other wouldn't drive for crap. At our previous house, I
built a shed, with the help of a friend. I was cursing one of the
hammers one day, and SWMBO's retort was along the lines of "Sure, sure
... a bad workman always blames his tools".
At some point later, she was using a hammer for god-only-knows-what, and
got the bad one.
I got a really nice, new hammer for my birthday the next time one came
around.
Regards,
JT
I've noticed with a lot of Chinese stuff, it's not all completely
crap. Once in a while, their "quality control" really screws up and
lets something good get through. I've got a $20 stacking dado blade
that makes nice clean smooth cuts, however, I also bought some $4
allen wrenches that rounded off smooth at the first try in a screw.
On Sat, 29 May 2004 09:07:24 -0500, [email protected] (p_j) wrote:
>Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
>> of a piece of scrap....
>>
>> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
>> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
>> board..
>
>I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
>works fine.
You should have bought one of the$1 nail pullers...the $1 hammer is only
meant to break when used to drive a nail.
You need to learn your tools limitations...;^)
John Emmons
"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
> . NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
> out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
> pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
> Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
> and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
> but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
> in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> of a piece of scrap....
>
> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> board..
>
> Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
> HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
> in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
> This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
> anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
> Bob Griffiths
On Fri, 28 May 2004 09:33:47 -0400, Bob G.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
>. NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
>out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
>pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
>Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
>and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
>but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
>in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
>Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
>of a piece of scrap....
>
>I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
>to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
>board..
>
>Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
>HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
>in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
>This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
>anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
>You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
>CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
>Bob Griffiths
I definitely would have hung that hammer on the wall. It's something
you would likely get many laughs at over the years, and be a good
conversation piece to boot.
tt
Hercules !! Bending a hammer? You have to post a picture on ABPW.
Cheers
Rich
"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> A few weeks ago I needed a simple hammer..
>
> . NOW I have quite a few Hammers around the house and shop BUT I was
> out in the garden shed ... Hey I had to walk down to the garage to
> pick up a hammer... no big deal..
>
> Shortly afterward I walked into the dollar store to pick up something
> and I spotted a bunch of tools...NOW I honestly did not look at any
> but for a buck I said to myself...AH...could use a hammer to be kept
> in the garden shed... So I purchased one...
>
> Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> of a piece of scrap....
>
> I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> board..
>
> Really laughed ...as I walked over to the trash AND DID A NICE 2
> HANDED SET SHOT FORM 10 FEET...The hammer went swish as it went right
> in the can withour hitting the rim...
>
> This hammer never even drove a tack, not alone a nail...never did
> anything hell it could not even remove a nail....
>
> You get what you pay for...BUT To me it was a very good purchase...
>
> CHEAPEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....
>
>
> Bob Griffiths
"p_j" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1gehy24.6ct00k1foiwijN%[email protected]...
> Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Well an hour ago I USED THAT HAMMER... needed to "pull" a nail out
> > of a piece of scrap....
> >
> > I hooked the claws under the nail and pulled on the handle...and much
> > to my suprise the hammer handle bent and the nail still is in the
> > board..
>
> I bought a Chinese framing hammer about a dozen years ago. It still
> works fine.
Great for toenailing.
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