ESTWING Ultra Series Hammer - 19 oz Rip Claw Framing Hammer with Milled Face & Genuine Leather Grip - E19SM

Very good quality. Comfortable handle. Looks great

Fantastic hammer made in Rockford Illinois.

I had a crackhead steal my Milwaukee hammer and it was a 19oz so I found this 15oz and figured it would be lighter and I don’t really hammer things as I am a sprinkler fitter, it’s been great, the handle absorbs impact and came sharp.

Never disappoints and I love the black finish on the head.

This is a quality hammer no doubt. But to call it a framing hammer at 15oz head weigh is a joke. And of course if you use it as a hammer the paint will chip off. The only complaint I have is the head is poorly machined it is misshapen on mine as well as many others. Other then that I find it to be very well balanced and a good nail driver more suitable for trim work and siding things along that kind of work. I think I'll leave the framing to my 22oz eastwing. And I almost forgot to mention the handle can pass as a wooden one not leather just from the feel hardest leather handle I ever felt I'm tempted to try sanding it to see if it softens any

I’ve been using this hammer for a few months on framing projects and it quickly became my go-to. The weight is perfectly balanced for solid swings and the milled face grips nails really well. The leather grip looks great and feels comfortable even after hours of use. Overall, this tool delivers both performance and style that you can count on.

Wow!!! I was amazed that this tool which is specifically designed to install nails does just that! Haha... But seriously, I live on a farm and drive a lot of nails and also pull a ton. I've had this exact weight and style hammer with the rubber grip for many years, it's the best hammer I've ever used function-wise, and the quality will last a lifetime. It's so good in fact, that my wife uses it all the time which presents a problem when I go to use it and it's not in its spot. This leads to this hammer with the compressed leather grip. I bought this for my wife in the exact weight and design of mine but with this handle material so we could tell them apart. The cost is more expensive than a basic claw hammer and cheaper than some crazy fancy hammer that no one needs. It is worth every penny. Every design feature is immensely useful and performs better than every other hammer I have and have used (I own almost a dozen other claw hammers that just sit in a drawer). Estwing is second to none on quality and it WILL last a lifetime. I will never have a need to buy another hammer unless my wife or I lose ours... If you ever use a hammer, buy this one. You will have zero regrets and give away your others to anyone who needs a hammer.

Perfect balance for hammering nails...that's the main job of a hammer...but...I found out the hard way not to get any solvents on the black paint on this hammer, the paint is easily removed. Granted, a hammer is going to get dinged around in use by it's very nature, but when I tried to remove the gummy adhesive residue from the warning stickers on the painted portion of the hammer's handle, the isopropyl alcohol began to remove the paint. It worked fine on the bare metal on the top of the hammer, but what ever you do, don't get any solvents on the black paint. Fortunately, I realized my cloth was turning black in time to stop rubbing, but the photographs make the hammer look much better than it does in person. I gave it a coat of gun oil since this paint they use probably won't do much to prevent rusting. Overall a great hammer with one caution about caring for it's appearance.