Stiletto Tools, Inc. TI14MC Titan 14-OunceTitanium Framing Hammer With Curved Handle

by Stiletto

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Amazon.com Review

If you're used to a standard 16-ounce claw hammer, this lightweight titanium hammer from Stilletto will make you feel like Popeye after he's had his can of spinach. This beauty has a graceful curve in its hickory handle that's ergonomically better for swinging--a small modification that makes a gigantic difference. It weighs only 14 ounces, but it drives like the big boys. We liked the magnetized nail groove, because it helps prevent hitting fingernails. The manufacturer says this is the world's first titanium-head hammer, and if that's true, there are sure to be copycats. The only word of caution: titanium has a million merits, but be aware that it will spark if chipped. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste

Product Description

If you're used to a standard 16-ounce claw hammer, this lightweight titanium hammer from Stilletto will make you feel like Popeye after he's had his can of spinach. This beauty has a graceful curve in its hickory handle that's ergonomically better for swinging--a small modification that makes a gigantic difference. It weighs only 14 ounces, but it drives like the big boys. We liked the magnetized nail groove, because it helps prevent hitting fingernails. The manufacturer says this is the world's first titanium-head hammer, and if that's true, there are sure to be copycats. The only word of caution: titanium has a million merits, but be aware that it will spark if chipped. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002265Y
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: TI14MC
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,899 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #39 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Hammers > Claw Hammers

Customer Reviews

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars at 14oz. hammer feels to light, but works like a Dream!, December 8, 1999

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Craig Young (Palmdale, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stiletto Tools, Inc. TI14MC Titan 14-OunceTitanium Framing Hammer With Curved Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

When I first saw this hammer the look on my face must have said volumes, I thought, "gee nice looking hammer, but what is it good for, it is so light I can't imagine having to actually pound nails with it". My partner smiled and said give it a try, then make your decision. After the first hour of using the Stilleto Titanium framing hammer I was impressed, at the end of the first day I wouldn't give it up at any price. I still don't know how it works, but I can drive 16's as fast (by the 2nd. half of the day, actually faster) than I could with the 24oz. Hart California Framer that I had used prior to the Stilleto. The real advantage in my opinion, is the reduction in stress upon the users elbow joint due to the much lighter weight of the hammer. The only draw back that I have noticed in the 1 yr. that I have been using the Stilleto is that the titanium rip claws tend to develope nicks when using them to pull bent nails, also using the hammer against hardened steel tools like pullers and ripping bars quickly dulls the milled face (however the face checkering was never as pronounced as the Hart or Death Stick framers). The nail set magnet and seat work exceptionally well for setting 8d and up nails in top plates or other hard to reach areas. All in all I wouldn't use any other hammer for day to day framing, but keep your old heavy weight framer for demolition work.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One helpful hammer, August 8, 2003

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Christopher Kennel "remodel carpenter" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stiletto Tools, Inc. TI14MC Titan 14-OunceTitanium Framing Hammer With Curved Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

I'm a remodel carpenter and use the Stiletto hammer just about every day. Here's why I like it:

The 18-inch hatchet handle is very comfortable and provides a long reach. This is especially helpful when roofing or in other precarious situations because it means that I can drive nails and hit or pry wood members without changing my position as much. The long reach, combined with the magnetized nail holder, make it easy to place nails in overhead beams (up to about 9 feet high; I'm 6'2") without having to use a ladder.

In addition to pulling nails, the ultra-straight, chisel-sharp claws can be jammed into pieces of wood and leveraged to help position them when using a nail gun with your other hand. When the lumber company delivers wood bundles to our worksites, I use the claws to cut right through the metal straps that bind the wood together. It takes one or two well placed whacks. I actually use the claws more for non-nail-pulling activities because I carry a cat's paw for nail pulling (I often use a nail gun, so most nails get driven so deeply into the wood that no hammer alone would be able to get a start on them).

The light weight of titanium gives the hammer a larger head size than it would have if it were steel. Because the hammer is light and very well-balanced, it's comfortable to use all day as other reviewers have noted. It also makes the hammer easier to control with greater precision because it takes less effort to swing. I've found that my hammering accuracy has improved with the Stiletto. I also like the fact that it doesn't weigh down my tool belt very much.

Lastly, the hammer's milled face is rough enough to grip nails but not so aggressive that it'll ruin any metal tools that you happen to strike with it. It also is much gentler on the fingers than some of the other milled-faced hammers on the market.

This isn't a hammer for demolition though, and I keep a small sledgehammer in my toolbox for the times when a little more persuasion is needed. For framing, the Stiletto performs very well, and I've found it to be worth the higher price.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok hammer in general, December 29, 2004

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Eric Richardson (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stiletto Tools, Inc. TI14MC Titan 14-OunceTitanium Framing Hammer With Curved Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have wanted the Stiletto titanium hammer for about 2 years and finally I received as a gift. I read all of the reviews on the hammer and one concerned me. John Crawford reviewed it on October 30, 2000. He wrote that it is a cool hammer to nail nails but not to pull nails. He broke the handle after the third or forth nail. He's right, I didn't even have mine on the job for two days. I pulled a couple nails with it and then nailed a 16d nail and the head broke off. The handle is way to thin which goes into the head. Don't get me wrong I fell in love with the hammer the first day but to be a every day framing hammer not a hammer to have. I had to break out old faithfull, my Estwing. I still have my old $15.00 framing hammer when I first started in construction over 10 years ago. If they can figure out to make the handle stronger then the Stiletto is a must have.