Dalluge 7180 16 Ounce Titanium Hammer

by Dalluge

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

For dead-center accuracy and pure striking power, Dalluge decking and framing hammers are in a class by themselves. Designed by a professional carpenter for professional carpenters, Dalluge hits the word "balance" right on the nose, with a head-to-handle weight ratio so precise, you'll swear you're swinging a much lighter hammer. The result is surer, deeper, more powerful nail driving, with less strain on the arm and shoulder.

Product Description

Vaughan 7180 16 Oz Dalluage Hammer The Vaughan California Framer hammer combines the best features of two of our most popular tools into a rugged, heavy construction hammer. The smoothly swept claws were borrowed from the "999" rip hammer, and the striking face, hatchet eye and sturdy handle are a heritage of the Vaughan Rigbuilder's Hatchet. The striking face is extra large to minimize the chance of missed strikes. The hatchet style handle, available straight or curved, is made from American hickory. To provide extra strength, the handle has a large cross section where it joins the fully polished head. Vaughan 7180 16 Oz Dalluage Hammer Features: Milled face grips nail head to minimize slipping and flying nails American Hickory handle Extra heavy framer design 16 oz American Hickory handle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 1.5 x 5.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0014DO594
• Item model number: DDT16
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,850 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #79 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Hammers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding..., March 3, 2009

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Travis Preble "Professional Framing Contractor" (Western Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dalluge 7180 16 Ounce Titanium Hammer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have been a framing contractor for 19 years, always in search of the "perfect hammer". This Dalluge titanium hammer is currently the best one on the market. With this hammer you get the best of everything at a great price. I don't care what people say, wood handles are still the best, they are light, strong, easily replaceable and about as anti vibration as you can get. The problem has always been the weak connection between the hammer head and the handle. This problem is solved with the Douglas Head to Handle Interface Design.....The best/strongest connection on the planet. Combine the Douglas designed wood handle and head with lightweight Titanium and you have a winner. Items like these help keep the weight down on your tool belt without sacrificing anything.
Other absolutely "must have" features on this hammer include: Side Nail Puller, Magnetic Nail Set, Corrosion Proof, Straight Claw Design, Milled Face (For Framing) & Straight Handle.
This hammer is a great investment for your tool belt as well as your back. I am using this hammer with great sucess, it is definitely a keeper.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!, September 22, 2008

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Shawn Hatfield - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dalluge 7180 16 Ounce Titanium Hammer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I own a couple of titanium hammers, but this one is by far my favorite. It drives nails without a problem. The design is licensed from Douglas hammers. If you have ever used a Douglas hammer, the you know what I'm talking about. I still use my 20oz Douglas hammer, but now this is what I grab first. The Dalluge is 4oz less in weight, but drives the nails just as good. You get the weight benifit of titanium combined with the perfect design of a Douglas hammer. However, I still don't know how well titanium holds up over time (compared to steel), so I always keep my Douglas with me.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fragile Framer, December 28, 2010

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Brandon Feist (HOPKINS, MN, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dalluge 7180 16 Ounce Titanium Hammer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have mixed feelings about the Dalluge 16oz Titanium Framing Hammer. I have used many hammers over a number of years as a carpenter, a majority of the time I swung a 28 ounce steel Eastwing, then switched to Vaughan fiberglass to try to save the elbow. Hearing everyone talk up titanium heads for the last few years I finally gave in and decided to get the Dalluge over the Stiletto T-bone because it was a tad bit lighter and I am not crazy about the replaceable heads.
Pros:
1.Is a nice looking hammer. Not as shiny as the Douglas dimple faced framer but is unique none the less.

2.Is very light and took a day or two to get used to.

3.The side nail puller is neat and gets a good start on pulling a nail out if the head is sticking up. However the side nail puller is pretty worthless when the nail is sunk and does not pull a D16 out more than halfway so a majority of the time a person is going to use a cats paw to pull the nail since it is out anyway.

4.In theory the handles should be easy to replace since it is held on by two allen screws.

Cons:
1.The titanium waffle face wore down in about a week of light framing. I would have much preferred the golf-ball type dimpled face which is found on the Douglas.

2.The Handle broke vertically along where the holes are drilled out to attach it to the head in a matter of 3 weeks of light use "framing guns".

3.The handles are not found at every day tool/hardware stores and is a problem when on the road. Douglas handle did not line up but came very close. When I finally found a handle it split vertically down the shaft at the point where the head slides in so another 25bucks down the drain.

4.I had to baby the hammer knowing well that the handle was not as strong as advertised. "this is a hammer and should take some abuse".

5.I am not totally sold on a titanium hammer being any more efficient at driving nails than a steel hammer. I can swing the hammer faster especially upside down and over head but physics tells me that if 8 more ounces gets a hold of a nail it will sink it, but may be in my head that I have a hard time driving a D16 in a swing or 2 with this hammer compared to my old Eastwing.

6.The customer service was iffy the lady I spoke with asked me to ship the hammers to a gentleman so he could take a look at the damage me and one of my guys did snapping the handles off, and the handle which I purchased that cracked as soon as I put it on,

All in all I had a great time swinging this hammer when I first got it, was fun to hold, swing and work with. Until I had to keep tightening the bolts till I got some lock-tight on the screws then having to baby it because the handle started to crack.
I would not recommend this hammer to others because of the cons and if the company would had been a bit more helpful I would have been a bit more satisfied however I refuse to spend this much on a hammer then pay shipping to send it to who knows where. I'm guessing I would probably be told to not pull nails with this thing.