Stanley STNSTHT51304 20 Oz

The Stanley STNSTHT51304 is a 20 oz smooth-face rip claw hammer with a fiberglass handle.

Smooth face is the specification and it is the counterpart to the milled face, which is a decision about what the hammer is allowed to leave behind.

A milled face has a waffle pattern that grips the nail head. It stops the hammer glancing off, which lets a framer drive a nail in fewer blows — and it stamps a waffle mark into the timber. That is fine on structure that gets covered.

A smooth face does not mark. Miss the nail and you get a dent rather than a waffle print, and on anything that will be seen that is the difference between a repair and a disaster. Trim, cabinetry, finish work, and any exposed surface need smooth.

The trade is glancing. A smooth face has less grip on a nail head, so it skates more easily on an angled blow.

Rip claw is the other specification: nearly straight, which pulls nails less well than a curved claw and goes into a joint as a pry bar. That combination — rip claw and smooth face — is a framer's hammer that can also be used where the work shows.

At 20 oz this is a driving hammer rather than a finish one.

Fiberglass absorbs shock and does not loosen as wood dries.

Brand

Stanley

SKU

STNSTHT51304

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

1.85 lbs

Dimensions

13.00 x 5.50 x 1.50

Price

$25.00

Availability

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Rating

4.43 / 5.0