House framers can drive
hundreds of nails a day. For
them, a heavy hammer means
more fatigue—and possibly
more missed hits (and injuries).
Estwing’s new Al-Pro Framing
Hammer lightens the load.
Designers crafted the shaft out
of aircraft-grade aluminium,
making it half the weight of its
pricier titanium competitors,
and letting workers hit longer
without getting worn out. Theteam also filled the head with
steel shot, which dampens
vibration from blows and allows
for maximum force in every
swing. To avoid crippling the
tool’s nail-pulling ability with a
softer aluminium claw, Estwing
opted to make the teeth out of
sturdy steel. All this adds up to
a lifetime hammer for the tradie
who has to wield it all day—as
well as for the weekend home-
improvement wannabe.ESTWING AL-PRO FRAMING HAMMER
Light Hammer
Heavy Hitter
By DAVE GERSHGORN + HARLAN MURPHY Photograph by SAM KAPLAN