Dealmonger: A Solid Titanium Hammer For $200
By Stephen Cooke
Looking for some hammer bling to really impress the guys at the jobsite? Tool Authority currently offers this Stiletto TiBone solid titanium straight handle hammer for $199. Stiletto hammers are on the pricey side, but they’re lightweight, made of solid titanium, and made in America. The Stiletto TB15MS features a 15 oz head with a replaceable steel or milled waffle face, contoured handle, ergonomic grip, and magnetic nail starter. And all Stiletto tools come with a one year Warranty against defective workmanship and materials.
Titanium Hammers [Stiletto Tools]
Stiletto TB15MS Hammer [Tool Authority]
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October 9th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I can’t wait to buy this and put it in my cobalt blue Craftsman AXS “Tool Storage System” with weather sensor, accent lights and digital display
October 9th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
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October 9th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Huh? Titanium is usually used because it’s lighter than steel. But it’s also softer than steel; wouldn’t you prefer mass and hardness in a device designed to transfer momentum to pointy hard things percusively?
October 9th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
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October 9th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
EHSD… Expensive hammer, small dick.
October 9th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Titanium vibrates less than steel. Therefore the hammer transfers more of the force to the target. My elbow reminds me frequently that mine was a good investment.
As for its softness, that was an problem in that the milled face on my hammer flattened out in a few months. I fixed that by making new grooves using dremel cutoff wheels.
October 10th, 2007 at 4:47 am
neat… yes… but seriously, I dont even think NASA would be buying that! maybe if you swing that hammer all day for a living it would be nice to have… but for anyone else, even someone who only hammers a few hundred nails a day, i dont think its worth it… jeez… who buys these things? are oil company executives becoming interested in DIY projects?
October 10th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Funny, seems the only ones complaining about them, are ones who don’t own one.
Challenge, try one for a day. See if you still feel the same way afterwords.
October 11th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Dealmonger is involved in shilling tactics on EBAY.
November 27th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
What kind of hack is Rick? “Even someone who only hammers a few hundred nails a day” If Rick actually worked a trade he would understand what repetition does to the body. With all of my air tools, I am still forced to break out the hammer more than I wish, but the titanium hammer is a godsend. I can jump from the roof trusses, to inside walls, to tico nails out on the deck, and still come home and type stupid comments to soft handed yuppy types.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Another cool (and much less expensive titanium item is a titanium money clips
December 3rd, 2007 at 3:25 am
I admit I haven’t ponied up the dough for the full Titanium ‘TiBone” bad boy, but I own and use it’s little brother.
http://store.stilettotools.com/Detail.bok?no=21
And after 26 years of Estwing and Vaughn hammers (still own both original hammers), my elbow thanks me every day. Not to mention the ‘Dimpler’ http://store.stilettotools.com/Detail.bok?no=52 lightens my bags and makes nail removal oh so much easier and cleaner. They are worth every dollar and more, but are available for less than MSRP. They also come with a cool decal for the tool box. You should buy one or two, get one for the wife, she’ll love it.
December 14th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
A carpenter of 28 years, I rarely use a hammer any more except in demolition. Most of my nailing is with air guns and screws via drill are a big thing now. The tool belt is also mostly gone in favor of the small tool box which holds more , can be placed close by and poses no weight on the hips. The trade has changed a lot in my time and when cordless tools finally arrive [they are not even close yet] that will be a huge thing.
The $200.00 hammer is just another penis extension for the posers and weekend warriors with way too much money and way too little brains.
April 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Simple physics or logic can be used to prove that titamium hammers do not produce more force than a steel hammer which is of equal weight, more durable, and a fraction of the cost. In physics Force = Mass(weight) * (velocity/ time). Since titamium hammers are less weight they will produce less force at the same velocity. WHile they may look larger at their given weight they will not be equal in force to a heavier equally sized steel hammer.
Logically, excluding the physics that I just gave, if a titanium hammer is more powerful than steel as claimed, because it is the same size as the heavier steel hammer why not take this step in bad logic to more of an extream? lets throw away those steel and titanium hammers and go tp the toy store and get a really large 2 oz plastic hammer, screw on a steel head and try to drive a framing nail. or make a giant hollow very strong .00000001 oz hammer with a large durable head and try to drive a finish nail…
Force = mass * velocity/time and you can not get around that one simple law in physics. If you deny this then William is correct, your brain is too little, and I add that you are stubborn for trying to disprove simple physics.
April 27th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Except that the physics aren’t that simple.
Most titanium hammers have a longer handle, which gives you a leverage advantage (and they can have the longer handle because of the lighter head and greater strength of the titanium). Additionally, titanium does deliver much more of the force to the nail than steel does — Wikipedia claims 3% recoil vs 27% for steel. Oh, and that means a lot less force going back into your arm, which is less fatigue.
No, I don’t own one, I don’t have any relationship w/ them, and I don’t plan to own one (I simply don’t have the need, given the cost), but the bad abuse of physics and silly logic arguments needed correcting.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Anyone who does not like this hammer has never tried one. I have had mine for almost two years and I can not even think about going back to any steel hammer. Physics arguments dont mean much when real world performance says otherwise. I am not driving more than a hundred nails a day, but it is still worth it. I still have to carry the hammer around on my hips all day long, so lighter is better. Also, if I have to take even a couple days off for tennis elbow or tendonitis, it would have paid for the hammer. I know older framers that have to quit framing because their elbow has been destroyed from years of swinging a steel hammer. 200 bucks is really cheap in my opinion.