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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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May 11, 2009 - 07:24pm PT
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Program the CNC, stick the flat bar in and give us the A5 hammer
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CM3
Trad climber
port hueneme, CA
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May 11, 2009 - 09:06pm PT
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i'll take one please if i'm not to late
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Fogarty
climber
Back in time..
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May 11, 2009 - 09:11pm PT
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Please put me down for one.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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May 11, 2009 - 10:18pm PT
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could someone give me the bullet points on why this hammer is far superior to my current BD wall hammer?
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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May 11, 2009 - 11:08pm PT
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Toast?
It's marble rye........
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T Moses
Trad climber
Paso Robles
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May 11, 2009 - 11:52pm PT
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Bullets are better than toast. Except I don't think I'll eat bullets. Had some excellent sourdough toast this morning.
Sorry for the thread drift. It's Skully's fault. Back to your regularly scheduled Hammerdom.
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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May 12, 2009 - 12:21am PT
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Hey, isn't t it supposed to be the "deuce5' hammer? A5 is this stuff:
Or maybe it should be the T5 hammer, for Theron.
Anyway, the main difference between this hammer that Theron is about to produce and all the other hammers on the market (and in fact, all climbing hammers since the Yo Hammer and the Forest Big Wall hammer), is that this hammer is forged, the others are not.
Forging changes the grain structure of the metal, aligning the grains in the direction of "flow". This results in a much better hit/rebound effect.
There's a reason why all professional framing hammers are forged. Hammer with a forged hammer and your elbows will be in better shape after a long day of nailing.
Check out what the Googler thinks here:
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=forging+grain+structure&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=
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T Moses
Trad climber
Paso Robles
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May 12, 2009 - 01:42am PT
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Absolutely not a T5. It's your design. I'm just the machinist here.
Nice little article on forging in that google list.
I've swung the A5 hammer on a wall and it has a great feel. I've swung a ton of hammers and the A5 has the feel of a great hammer from the moment you pick it up. I've only swung one other hammer that had a similair feel. That was a solid tang handle 16 oz ball peen made in the 60's. Both are masterpeices of design.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2009 - 02:16am PT
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fascinating discussion about the hammer details... maybe should be on the hammer page to avoid thread drift on this thread, which is really about identifying who wants one....
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 12, 2009 - 02:33am PT
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I think I'd like one, too. Any idea as to final price, or when they'd be ready?
It was funny that Bryan said he didn't have a wall to put his on.
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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May 12, 2009 - 02:53am PT
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by the way, what are these hammers for?
(I do really want one though)
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footy
Sport climber
washington
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May 12, 2009 - 11:24am PT
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Hey I want one too- Could you add me to the list-
Derek
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xtrmecat
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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May 12, 2009 - 12:40pm PT
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Please, oh please, put me on the list. I am very poor right now, so as much lead time on the funds information would be appreciated. I will need time to sell the soul, or whatnot.
Bob
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Redlands
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May 12, 2009 - 01:26pm PT
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Add me to the list.
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GLee
climber
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May 12, 2009 - 03:01pm PT
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I'm down for ONE
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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May 12, 2009 - 10:21pm PT
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Instead of A5, just flip it horizontaly to look like an error was made. Seems like my mind thinks that way while up there using a hammer a lot. Plus it mocks the current North Face A5, which can suck it! Or don't put a name/label on it at all and we can all do are own thing to it!
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Jordan Ramey
Big Wall climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 13, 2009 - 06:25pm PT
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I'll take one
pulkovskaya@gmail.com
405-880-2088
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OlympicMtnBoy
climber
Seattle
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May 19, 2009 - 01:38am PT
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Aww hell, I like my Russian hammer, but probably cause I've never swung one of these (actually I rarely swing a hammer). Put me down for one (unless they're like $150 or something).
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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May 19, 2009 - 07:42pm PT
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Ed, I wanted 2, not one. GOt two friends who will use em in my stead, if the bangers aver get made, ,hehe.
And anyway, right now, I'm hoping to hold out to take at least one whack at something with the damned thing.
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