Carpentry Of Homes,,, Nail Diameter,, and Codes?

[Oldoak]

You don't get to become a "professional" without first being an "armature".

 

[/pine]

When the only tool you have is a hammer...every job looks like a thumb...!

 

[/pine]

Why yes, stelito framing hammers are titanium and only weight like 9oz. The speed of the hit has always been of a bigger factor than weight.

However, the most important part of driving a nail...hitting the **** thing square. Professionals never bend nails, armatures bend nails.

Actually sometimes they will bend a nail a little...but the next blow straightens it right out and usually sinks it...

never seen a "stelito"...they should call it a 'driving hammer' though

 

[natedog75]

Something else that is often misunderstood is the weight of framing hammers...

A standard claw hammer usually weight 16oz....typical framing hammers usually weigh 20, 22, 28 ounces...

An experienced carpenter can sink the same nails with the same amount of blows whether it's a 16oz. or a 28oz hammer...the reason framing hammers come in heavier weights is for moving "things"...it's much easier to move sill plates, heavy framing member, trusses, timber etc. with a heavier hammer...

original "framing" hammers often came with extended handles and hatchet blades rather than a claw...

I carry a 19oz for frame work. It seems to be a good balance between weight and function. If I need to move a 4x12 header I reach for the appropriate tool.