Stiletto Tools Inc TB15MS Ti-Bone Titanium Hammer With Straight Handle

List Price: $249.99 Discount Price: $179.59

Features:

• All titanium; stronger, lighter, with 10 times less recoil than steel handles
• Lightweight 15-ounce titanium head eases fatigue with driving force of 28-ounce steel head
• Magnetic nail start feature on nose of the hammer for easy one-handed nail sets
• Ergonomically contoured handle grip is made of a new patented rubber compound that breathes and absorbs moisture while dispersing residual shock
• 1.5-inch milled face; 1-year warranty

Accessories:
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)	This Old House (1-year)	Irwin Marples M444/S4 4-Piece Blue Chip Bevel Edge Woodworking Chisel Set	Custom Leathercraft 19933 10-Pocket Carpenters Nail and Tool Bag	Marples M150 12 Piece Carving Tool Set

Customer Reviews:

The facts about the Stiletto Tibone Hammer [Posted on 2006-06-24]
1.
The price you pay for this hammer is based on advertising hype. I would have saved the high price of this hammer if someone would have had the ballz to write the truth about this Tibone.
2.
This hammer is bulky and not balanced well. This hammer does not do a damn thing to make your elbow hurt any less or more. Again, advertising hype.
3.
The rubber around the handle, and the bump-out at the handle bottom, make this hammer a real pain in the neck to get in and out of your hammer loop.
4.
The hammer head may weigh in at 15oz, but the total weight of this Tibone weighs in at 31.1oz. Maybe that's the real reason it has the "driving force" of a 24oz hammer. Besides, who made-up that phony business about "driving force" anyhow? Someone that works for Stiletto no doubt.
5.
The replaceable faces are a joke! So what if you can change them out. What, you have time to constantly check to see if the bolt is secured that holds it together? I don't. Besides, you want to keep on forking out another 40 bucks plus shipping for them? Not me.
6.
Don't be a sucker like I was for paying the outrageous price for this hammer! Don't believe the Stiletto Tibone advertising hype.
There's nothing "primo" about this hammer at all! Except the price.

Not worth it [Posted on 2006-12-04]
I've owned one for over a year now,so the excitement has worn off.The head is always loosening up,who wants to waste their time tightening the head down.
The rubber handle wore out.I've been framing for over 30 years and I've
tried them all. I've never wore out the rubber handle grip on other hammers.
After contacting Stiletto they wanted $50 to regrip the handle.Money is
better spent on the Stiletto 14 oz Titanium with the wood handle.

The Best [Posted on 2007-05-19]
I frame homes for a living and I smile every time I slip this hammer into the loop on my bags. It does everything I want a framing hammer to do and it is virtually unbreakable. I can pull galvanized spikes out effortlessly unlike any hammer in the world and I never have to worry about breaking the handle.

I experienced the loosening head problem some other reviewers complained about so I asked the manufacturer about it, they were gracious and helpful and sent me a new bolt and told me how to deal with this. Basically its "Follow the instructions" Clean the threads, apply threadlocker, insert bolt, tighten (I used a larger allen wrench with a piece of pipe on it for better grip) strike the hammer several times (Hard) on a solid block of wood , then tighten another quarter or half turn, this proceedure fixed my problem completely. After a pallet or more of sinkers it has not loosened up again.

I have built at least a dozen decks in the last few months and drove a couple boxes of #20 galvanized spikes and this hammer worked flawlessly.

My 49 year old elbow and wrist thanked me for investing the money in this hammer. If this is not the best hammer ever made, then please enlighten me and tell me just what IS better?

If you are a professional carpenter/framer, this hammer is not expensive, it is simply the top of the standard, if however,you are a wannabe, well then it might be a little bit too much technology for you.

Love it [Posted on 2007-10-06]
I absolutely love this hammer. I don't use it often for timber framing, but when I need to assist the framers, or something needs a good bashing, this hammer delivers. I wouldn't trade it for anything.


Also very adept at smashing fingers, but that's my own stupidity.

This hammer sucks [Posted on 2008-01-01]
I got this hammer as a gift, I would never spend $250.00 on a hammer. Everyday I have to tighten the bolt to make sure the face doesn't come off. When I pry wood apart I use two hammers, I was hitting head to head with the stilleto and a $30 vaughn hammer and the stilleto head blew apart, So I went to the tool store to get a replacement head and it was $40.00. So I walked out and the next day at the job site I threw the hammer in the dumpster.

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