Customer Reviews

Stanley 51-621 16-Ounce Curve Claw Fiberglass Hammer

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In a way I feel weird reviewing a hammer, afterall it is a hammer! However, I thought I would put my 2 cents in, in case someone was looking to buy this.

I like the hammer, I have two claw hammers. This one and a wood hammer. This one seems a little top heavy to me. This may be do to a lighter fiberglass shaft, but I can easily compensate for it. The grip is comfortable and makes hammering without any workgloves effortless.

I have had this hammer about 5 years and I must say I am not disappointed in it at all. Would buy it again.

Perhaps because it's fiberglass it has more "resonance" to its swing and subesquent impact. It fits the hand and is a pleasure to use.
And, it's a Stanley product.
Good tool! Good job Stanley!

It's light weight; I crawled around on my back in a 2-3' high, 1300sq/f crawl space installing 6 lights (receptacles and all). Took about 2 hours and hammering those receptacles in with my arm crooked and barely enough room to get a decent swing was no problem. I actually had a harder time screwing the outlets and fixtures into the receptacles than banging the nails in. The floor joists were the old white oak too, dense and solid.

It's got good balance; light weight handle with a solid, heavy head make it real easy to get a good swing. The shaft is fiberglass but it has a rubber grip so even with sweaty hands it's not going anywhere. And I personally feel that fiberglass is a lot easier on the hands but a couple of old timers I work with still like wood better.

Seems pretty durable; We've been doing a lot of demo work with it for 2 weeks now and it's done everything from pounding nails to pounding pry-bars and chisels as well as knocking out old cripple studs. I've also been yanking old 3 inch nails out of concrete and brick.

It sounds silly but the color is actually kind of a plus as well, makes it a lot easier to spot when you leave it laying somewhere on the job site. We had a couple of dark red hammers as well and whenever one of us would need a hammer that's usually the first one we grabbed just because you couldn't miss it sitting there.

I think like I've given it a good run and a serious amount of abuse. I'm pretty happy with it.

I'm not mechanical in any way, so I don't know much about hammers. But I wanted something decent to use around my house. I like the grip, it's supposed to be strong, and I like the way it's weighted. I prefer it to some of the wooden ones I've used.

My grandfather was a general contractor who build very large, expensive, custom homes by hand. I grew up watching him and eventually helping him. He passed about a decade ago and the first thing I did after buying my first house was find a hammer just like he always had. He had two trusty Stanley hammers which were purple and the other blue. These are the only regular claw hammers I saw in his collection of tools for more than twenty years, so I am now the proud owner of a cheap, simple, effective quality hammer that I expect to last just as long.

got this as a present from the wife. works like a charm. has a sturdy grip and gets the job done. no complaints from me on this one. just started doing amazon reviews so i'm trying to review everything i can now to give proper feedback

What can I say. It is a good hammer and a good looking hammer. It is a replacement for one that I lost. Stanley makes some very good products and this is one of them. It will give me many years of service (if I don't leave it on a job).

Hi was buiding some shelves in the garage and was using this hammer every day.

My elbow was getting sore. I think that the hammer is just too heavy for me. I suggest a lighter hammer unless you are either doing a big job with big nails or you do this kind of stuff all the time.

I must admit I have fondled many hammers during my time. Whenever I visit my favorite hardware haunts, I pass by the tool crib and pick up a dozen or so to find that hammer with just the right balance, grip and finish. This Stanley is the best I've found for a price not much greater than those with hard wood handles. The cushioned grip has a slight curve at the bottom that makes it feel very secure in the hand, and the balance I found remarkable. The finish on the head and claw is evenly ground with a protective finish that makes it look really good when you first get it, although it wears off with use. The yellow fiberglas shaft looks sharp and feels strong when you strike that 10 penny. A basic tool if ever there was one, but very well done and suitable for amateur and pro alike. Thanks, Stanley, and thanks Amazon!

this is the a perfect hammer. you know a hammer as general, but it it great with smooth handle and the right weight