Dynamite Tool Co. is offering a great deal on this Estwing 14″ Sportsman’s Axe at $19.15.  While they call it an axe, it’s a hatchet in my book. Over the years I’ve split a lot of kindling with this tool, and I’ve taken it along on a lot of camping trips.  As with their hammers, Estwing makes the head and handle of one piece, so it’s rugged enough to withstand the abuse and neglect of a tool left in the woodshed.

Estwing 14″ Sportsman’s Axe [Dynamite Tool Co.]
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If you work construction or renovation, you often need to straighten a twisted stud or joist.  Tools such as Stanley’s Fubar will do the trick, but what if you don’t want to carry a separate tool to get the job done?  Estwing adds board-tweaking ability to a tool already in your hand: the hammer.  The patented Hammertooth hammer can straighten any 2x board — just place the tooth and claw on either side of a board, and twist.

Estwing forges the Hammertooth’s head and handle in one solid piece. The comfortable, durable, rubberized grip reduces vibrations caused by impact, and it’s molded right onto the handle.  The hammer comes in two lengths: a 13-1/2″, 22 oz. version and a 16″, 24 oz. version.  You can also choose from a milled or smooth face.

Hammertooth Hammer [Estwing]
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Estwing, known for their strange-looking-but-quite-comfortable framing hammers, also makes other hammers — such as this welding/chipping model.  While hopefully you’re not spending that much time chipping at your welds, there’s no reason to suffer discomfort in doing so — and Estwing’s hammer looks pretty darn comfy.

The model pictured is 11″ long and weighs in at 14 oz, so it shouldn’t be that difficult to swing.  It’s got a smooth face, and a nylon/vinyl padded grip.

Street pricing checks in right around $20.

Welding/Chipping Hammer [Estwing]
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Leave it to Estwing to create a pry bar designed especially for removing moulding.  It’s got a thin, specially-contoured blade that’s designed to get behind tricky moulding and yank it off with ease.  The other end is a standard-style nail puller.

This product’s so simple, there’s just not much to tell you about it.  The picture says it all; You can see how it’ll work.  Street pricing starts around $8.

Pro-Claw Moulding Pullers [Estwing]
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The goal of this new design was to achieve greater power and less shock. To deliver the most force to the target, the striking face is located closer than usual to the centerline of the handle/hammerhead interface, bringing the weight forward to the head. To reduce shock and vibration the handle was curved, and it was extended to maximize striking force, requiring fewer hits to drive the target.

Web pricing starts at around $35.

Estwing EWF21 Weight Forward Hammer [Estwing]