Reviews

just wanted to tell you thanks I've owned my 18 oz finisher for about a year now and i gotta say i love it. this is the best hammer there is hands down even the very expensive alternative doesn't come close. so from someone who uses it every day making my living thanks for the quality made in the old u s a. hope you have a great year.

I have been in the contracting/carpentry business for 35 years and about 4 months ago bought your 20. oz. framing hammer.This hammer not only looks great but has superb balance, great nail head shape and surface,excellent sharp claws and the magnetic nailholder though not used often is handy.On one job I did 3 of us were on 3 different 30 ft. ladders nailng on fascia. I was in the middle passing my hammer each way so we could reach and nail with the magnetic nail holder. Great job.

Been using your 18oz. finish hammer for a few years..Love it!!! It replaced my 16oz hart,that was hard to do. I had it for over 10years. This is hands down the best finish hammer on the market today.Please keep up the great work!!

There's about a million reasons to like the DFI20S, but the one that leads the pack is that I can devastate a nail with it. And the next nail and the next one. The solid wood handle transfers very little vibration into my arm, too, which my elbow thanks me for regularly.

Douglas actually categorizes this model as a finish hammer, but try telling that to my framing and demo projects. The 16-inch long handle's flared bottom provides great reach for framing walls and for getting extra leverage to rip out lath or stubborn 2-by.

The head is a work of art. Really. Even if you don't use the tool, its symmetry is something to behold. In action, the head design is all action: Its magnetic nail holder is perfect. The sharp rip-claw is ideal for plunging into—and through—building materials. It's ideal for demo or splitting blocks in framing applications. The nail-puller on the hammer's cheek is fabulous. A bent ring shank is no match. And it just looks super stealth.

The handle is sweet too. Douglas even realizes that wood handles can break (I haven't broken it yet) so replacement handles are easy to get and install. And, if I forget to switch out for trim work, the DFI20S is still a gem. This is a tool that's hard to go wrong with.

I've been a framer in southwest Florida for the past three years. I've owned a DFR23s for the past six months and love it. I've used the trusty ole' Estwings as well as the Stanley antivibes and the "Death Stick/ Dead ON " hammers. Nothing can beat a wooden handled hammer. I love the side pull feature for those tough to pull 16d x 3 1/2" nails. The Estwings and the Stanleys have a though time pulling a nail out sideways or even prying sideways. I've bent the shafts on both. The DFR23 makes short work of side pulling nails or prying. If your not an every day user you dont have to worry about the condition your hammer will be in after a few months of lack of use, the stainless steel holds up quite nicely. (My Estwing is rusting away in my garage somewhere). I recommend this hammer to any serious carpenter, or to anyone that has the need to drive nails and loves quality tools. Theres no substitute for the right tool for the job.

These other reviews seem to me dead-on. I love this hammer so much that I even called Douglas to tell them in person that their 23 oz framer is great, but the claw is the worst I've ever used for almost everything. It's too fat. If the hammer had an Estwing claw, I'd bronze it.