Buy Vaughan 7165 16-Ounce Dalluge Titanium Hammer, 19-Inch Curved Hickory HandleVaughan 7165 16-Ounce Dalluge Titanium Hammer, 19-Inch Curved Hickory Handle Product Description:
- Lightweight Titanium head swings faster for greater power at point of impact with less stress and arm fatigue
- Extra large, milled striking face
- Innovative Nailloc magnetic nail holder grips nail, permitting one-handed nail starting for increased reach
- High density American curved hickory handle
Product Description
2450-8673 Features: -Serrated face with nailoc magnetic nail holder.-19'' curved hickory handle.-16 oz.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By N. D. ThunderEagle
Dalluge is pronounced "Duh, Loo-Gee" .I bought the Dalluge hammer with 16 ounce titanium head and 19 inch curved(axe) hickory handle. The Dalluge hammer was $120.00 + shipping wen I bought it.The head of the Dalluge 16oz is larger than other titanium hammer heads.Its sleek, has long sharp claws, and the handle will fit any hand.Personally I liked a slightly thicker handle than the Dalluge handle, but thats personal taste, so I think the point is moot.I sealed my handle with a few coats of Varathane® Spray Polyurethane, because I am in the rain allot, so you may want to do this and also seal the top of the handle in the eye of the head.The Dalluge Head is a bit larger and may make it difficult to get a nail into a tight spot, Stiletto hammers have small heads and this is less than a problem for them. This point is something to consider, but I think it makes for a week point for a negative opinion(its not that important).Using this hammer, its like this hammer puts the nails in for you. It flies like a dream, and hits like a pneumatic piston. The head is soo Beefy that if you miss - it scares the nail in...I have used a Vaughan Steel 23oz for years before finding the awesome qualities of Titanium.Before switching to a Dalluge Titanium I have used:Dead-On Wood Handle, The heads come loose and the claws are too thick to split plates.Stiletto Wood handle, If you can find one get an "Older" Stiletto because the nail sets on the old style heads have more clearance for the head of the nail to set(stick a 16D on a bran new stiletto hammers nail set and you will see that the nail cannot fully seat down, nothing a quick pas with a grinder would not fix though), also there is more meat on the claws of the older style, and the older style handles are beefier.Stiletto Titanium handle, A good hammer but hickory absorbs more shock than a I-Beam of Titanium, In a tight spot you cannot use this hammer to hit a nail on the side of the head, and the new ones with a side nail puller don't work as well as they would like you to think they do.Estwing Steel handle, If this hammer could say one word it would be TWANGG! because thats what my arm and wrist feels.If there was a top Ten(10) list of great framing hammers and Dalluge was #1, a close second would be the:The Vaughan Ti-Tech 16oz Axe Handle HammerFraming Titanium Wood Handle HammerThis one is a good trade off instead of the Dalluge for one reason.It has a Steel cap face, on a Titanium head, so you don't have to be as care full with what you are striking. You could beet the hell out of anything you want, and thats something you cant and should not do with a Titanium face headed hammer.Milled vs un-Milled: The milled face of a Titanium hammer head will smush down over time, and will do so faster than a steal headed hammer...Its not a big deal, here is why.Every framer/carpenter should be able to pound nails just fine with a smooth faced hammer, if you cannot and you buy a Titanium hammer with milled face to make up for you're inept ability. You now have until the milled face smooths out to get good at it. All hammers do this, I suggest that wen buying a Titanium hammer you buy a "Smooth Face".Wen a Milled Face hammer smooths out it can create a concave head face, because as the milled spikes get smushed down they push out and fill in the lines that have been milled to create the head grip. This can lead to a problem, wen nailing and hitting the hammer face flat, the nail head its self dose not sink flat to the board because of the deformed hammer head.The Dalluge hammers dont have this problem hardly at all, for there hammer heads are slightly rounded or convex and the milling is very shallow (Siletto hammer heads are nearly flat and suffer from this problem more than others).DO-NOT-EVER: hit concrete with a Titanium hammer, hit anything with the claw harder that wood(that means do not hit nails with the claw ether), try to grind the face with a power grinder(you CAN use a hand file if you wish), try to take nails out the wrong way(if you don't know the right way you Shouldn't be using a hammer), hit a nail with the edge of a head(it WILL chip), hit another hammer face such as a steel hammer(you're Titanium hammer will deform), leave it in the rain/sun(the handle will loosen but you can put another wedge in the top), put a nail in the handle to fix a wobbling handle(use a wedge, if you use a nail you are not smart), lend it out to a friend or co-worker.Buy a Dalluge and you will get noticed. A co-worker liked mine so much he bought it from me after use-ing it for only 10 minutes! . He was using a heavy steel club made by Kobalt. He was a Big Strong Man and swung his Kobalt Club like an oger. After getting my Dalluge, his old hammer sat in the back of his Ram Truck and rotted away. Kobalt is just a cheap line of tools made by another manufacturer. I always have my used Stiletto hammer in my box as a back up so I used that to get buy, until I bought another Dalluge. Wen I bought my second Dalluge, I opted for the 14oz with Axe handle and found that it actually worked better for me. If you are a Big Strong Man, don't fool around, get the 16oz with Axe handle.Get the Axe handle, it balances the strike better than a straight handle.The Number ONE Framing Hammer: Dalluge.Remember: This Dalluge hammer is the best hammer you will ever buy for framing, so do not ever let any one els put there Neandertal hands on you're Dalluge Framing Hammer Handle. (if they do there is always the chop saw...)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By puretrack
This is a whopping monster of a club; dimensionally quite a bit longer and beefier than either my 14 oz. Stiletto or 22 oz. steel framer. I really like how the magnet for one-handed nail sets is closer to the face than my Stiletto. It lowers the percentage of nail 'flip-outs'. Having the claw so long makes carrying beams and headers, leveraging walls, etc. fairly easy, but pulling nails is harder than the more curved, shorter Stiletto. The 19" handle is wonderful when driving sinkers through the plates for a stud wall, and reaching high above the head, but becomes almost a liability in tight spaces. Also, it is rounder in diameter more than I prefer, which when coupled with the center of balance being slightly off due to the long claw, raises the occurrence of 'handle roll'.In summary:Pros:-large size-long claw-big face-long handle-still lighter than a steel hammer- packs a punchCons:-large size-long claw-big face-long handle-harder to use in tight corners-not as handy as a 14 oz.All in all, I use this Dalluge when I have the room to swing, then switch to a Stiletto when space confines. Still worth the $57 I paid!Oh yeah, almost forgot. Do not hit your thumb with this hammer! :-)
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By marykm
Nice quality hammer and I love titanium heads but it is just way too large for anything other than heavy work. I took it out of the box, marveled at the construction and then returned it.
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