Customer Reviews

Stanley 51-169 28-Ounce FatMax Xtreme AntiVibe Rip Claw Framing Hammer

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Love the magnetic nail starter feature. For me it's just the right weight, although I have noticed that if you wear gloves with this hammer you may get blisters. I'll have to try not using them next time to see how well the anti-vibe works.

It really lived up to my expectations. If you want a big and heavy hammer this is the one. I work with iron so it is important that the hammer is heavy and has anti vibe.

I use this hammer for selective demolition nearly every day. It's heavy - almost too heavy - for all-day use, and if I was framing a house, or doing carpenter work, I would look into a 22 oz or - at the very heaviest - 24 oz hammer. For my needs (knocking apart wood and metal framed walls and structures, knocking out concrete blocks, popping nails out of concrete, etc.) it has served me pretty well.

The curvature of the handle looks, initially, like it would help the user retain a grip on it. Maybe it actually would for the angles and ways a framer might use it, but I'd estimate that out of every 2000 swings maybe one (1) swing is used to actually hit a nail into wood with mine ... if that. To that end I've come to the conclusion that Estwing's more simply-designed handle allows a better grip and retention when one's hands are sweaty or one's gloves are dirty.

I can't say whether the Fatmax will hold up as long as an Estwing under heavy use and multiple years, but I do like the thin and nearly-straight claw for Demo work. The Estwings I've borrowed from my co-workers have a bit thicker claw, and that makes them a little tougher to wedge between tight areas which I want to pry apart. I haven't looked at new Estwings in a while, so perhaps the Estwing claws could just seem 'stubby' due to being worn down over the years.

I was having problems with my wrist using a 28 oz. steel estwing hammer, and I have not had any problems yet using this steel hammer. So far it is working Great!!

I needed a slightly heavier hammer and decided to try this one out.

The shape seems to work well and the weight is perfect for me.

I am breaking into the house remodeling/flipping business and look forward to using this item quite a bit.