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Can we talk about using a cheap rock hammer versus a proper Estwing for splitting granite in the field?
After breaking two $15 hammers last month trying to get a decent sample from the Barre granite quarry, I finally caved and bought the Estwing, and it went through the same rock in three clean strikes without even chipping.
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butler.mark5d ago
What kind of cheap hammers were you using before? I've seen some that are basically just case hardened steel and they'll just flatten out on hard stone.
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rileyjones5d ago
Oh man, @butler.mark, you just described my old hammer perfectly. It looked like a mushroom after a weekend of hard use. I finally spent the extra twenty bucks for a decent one and it was a total game changer.
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