I did as well, but not as a framer. That's just the way I was taught to use a hammerfor. I've been wondering if somebody has just been having a laugh at my expense.
@@GAIS414 I was gonna say, typically you put the screws or nails in BEFORE boxing it off with another board. This is more how to fix a mistake than how to do it right.
Mine said “palm nailer.” Forget the nonsense. There’s always an air compressor near by and when there’s one nail there’s many. Make it fast get to the next task.
I showed this to my stepdad who’s a contractor and he told me if I ever bought him something like that he’d kick me out. I asked why and he said “Are you a fucking idiot?! Use the side of the hammer!”
Side wouldn't really help in that space with that hammer...even from the other side. A few seconds in he turns the 1st hammer to the side and there's no room with those long claws. It's doable but will be annoying as hell. Not sure that situation happens enough to warrant it's own tool though.
@@genesishep I mean I’ve also seen my stepfather use the handle of a screwdriver when we couldn’t find a hammer before so it definitely doesn’t warrant a whole new tool. Though that may just be his skill from what he learned in a trade class from HS
Just use a palm nailer. You aint framing with a hammer youre framing with a nail gun 90% of the time, just pop on the palm nailer, run the nail in and pop the framing gun back on. Takes a couple seconds
@@jblob5764exactly palm nailer the right tool for the right situation instead of doing them weak taps until the nail is close enough. Them nails got to press them joist hangers to the wood or them loosey goosey hangers will loosen them nails out over time.
@@jblob5764 yep , I got a palm nailer, thing is great, I would also use deck mates in a tight spot like in the video with my impact driver, but those palm nailers fit in tighter spaces.
ah. someone with braincells. unfortunately, modern tools are designed for people with no experience or frontal lobes. skills and trades are slowly dying. not only could he have easily hammered that in with the side, but finding logic is so foreign to them, that they made a whole new tool instead.
I do HVAC. so when I have to nail a 2x12" boot into a floor, I hold the nail in my electrician pliers' cutters and smack the joint of the pliers with my hammer. Drives it in 2 smacks every time
Crescent has been on a roll lately with useful features on tools. That adjustable wrench with pass-thru spline sockets on the back? I absolutely love that thing.
Why not just use the COMMON palm nailer that has been around for DECADES 😂 cresant trying to reinvent the wheel 🤦 I'd laugh a guy off my job site for pulling that thing out 😂
@@donsims1941 bro why cant oldheads just accept when a better tool is made. i get why somethings arent worth it but if its just convenience let the guy use whatever he wants. work still gets done and your workers arent as angry lol
@@mutant_panda if a BETTER tool is made there's no issue but THIS isn't a better tool 😂 this is a step BACKWARDS you can get a palm nailer for under 30 bucks and it's a EASIER way than trying to hand drive with this reinvented cave man hammer 😂
@@mutant_panda I'll bet you also text for half an hour when you could have made a thirty SECOND phone call 🤦 I stand by my original comment " GET OFF MY JOB SITE KID " 🫵😂
@@donsims1941 some times people don't wanna be stuck on the phone with cranky old men like you. That and why spend money on a hammer and palm nailer when u can get a hammer that acts as both.. THAT and you need air hoses for a palm nailer.. so it actually makes MORE sense. lol
Me drawing this in 1st grade trying to explain it to teachers but they aren’t understanding. Edit: 3 months later you can see all the responses. Alot of people are hating and doubting that a kid could think about making this, but others say they had the same idea maybe even more advanced but the same idea. I'm actually against editing youtube comment but this is one worth editing. If you're hating on this comment I feel sorry for your kids and you destroying your kids intellectual minds. Keep art alive
I believe it. When I was 6 or 7 i would tell anyone who would listen that we should start greenhouses on other planets to build an atmosphere of breathable air on them lol. 10 years later Elon said the same thing. I suppose human minds think a lot alike sometimes lol 🤷♂️
Working on a deck with existing structure and no mandate to take everything apart… this solves a particular niche problem. You may never encounter it… but I have.
Looks like one of those tools I’d buy for one job in particular, forget about it in my toolbox, then one day have a struggle with one nail, then I remember this thing exists and then be so thankful that I got it years ago.
I wouldn't drive a nail with anything with moving parts. Totally insane. Maybe useful pulling sometimes but carpenters carry nail pullers. Nails are driven at the necessary angle.
@jennymelo2098 he might not have, look at the color of the wood compared to all the rest, itsca softer wood & not treated....meaning it's easy to nail into.
Crescent isn’t the only one. I’ve had my Craftsman adjustable hammer like this for years. It is awesome. It really helped out when doing my roof and in corners of the house in my attic.
I’m a fan of the old lineman’s pliers+hammer combo. Use the pliers to cover the screw and hammer the base of the metal. Works real good for extra tight spots
Craftsman released a hammer like this like 15yrs ago or more when they were still in Sears before they changed hands and their prices went through the roof. That being said, I keep Crescents adjustable cats paw in my pouches. If I ever manage to break it, I'm going straight to the store to buy another. For tight spots like this, I keep a 20oz Estwing with the claws cut off in my job trailer. (Was an old hammer with a broken claw.)
"Stalin taught that manifestations of bureaucracy and corruption in the proletarian state were results of the influence of the remnants of capitalism that lived on in socialist society. It was the bureaucratic elements within the Party and state and the ideas and conditions which formed them that were to be targeted, not the Party and the state themselves. The dictatorship of the proletariat had to be strengthened, not weakened, taught Stalin. This was to be accomplished through combatting bureaucracy and broadening the active, democratic participation of the masses of workers and peasants in the affairs of the state."
Yup and I already have a palm nailer. not buying some transformer hammer. Though I'd also probably just turn my framer sideways and get it done like a pro not waste time like a joe.
I have to agree. One of the five p's of being proactive is Predict, that way you can plan and prevent. If you ain't doing that, then you are not participating and proforming.
Even harder for those stupid enough not to notice that's a nail going into a pre-drilled hole. Been doing this long enough to know aint no way in HELL that works like that. Had a piece of steel shaped just like that and it worked but not butter like that, and mine had more inertia😂
As an electrician we had to sometimes hammer things in between studs where there wasn’t enough room even for this. We would just put our lineman pliers on the nail and hammer the pliers, or what some people can “electricians hammers”
I bought my husband and wife both one because they both really like handy hobbies, they use the Hell out that Hammer, my husband is sorta like the neighborhood carpenter, made the neighborhood kids a wooden bus which is motorized, it's really neat, still doing some work but it's so fun watching them have a blast
The story is half B S !! That hammer was first sold as a Craftsman at Sears in 2016. It was featured in Popular Mechanics Mag. In November 2016 page 32. I bought one and love it !!
I like when catch-all is used as a catch-all term. Anyway, what you do is turn the regular hammer sideways and hold it so it would look upside down in this video. Then tap like a rabbit on crack.
Framer here, just use a block and pry the nail with your hammer then tap the rest in with the side of the hammer, or take the other joist off, or use a palm nailer.
Only if you only see this as a tool for new construction, I'm a trailer setter and I'm sure our shop guys would love this. When you have rot in the floor for example we only cut back the rot and replace with new joists and studs, this would probably work great for applications like that and other trades I'm sure
@@hirukukun9912 interestingly enough, you can see the difference between the new board and the old boards in the video, almost as if it wasn’t new construction at all…🤷♂️
And yep, those of us DYIers do dumb things as we learn in real-time. We learn as we do the actual task after watching a few YT videos and have enough confidence to jump in. We generally learn sequencing after the first mistake... at least we’re out there doing it with as much self-sufficiency as we can conjure up. This is a great hammer for that person -like me.
This isn’t a criticism of the tool in any way great idea, i’ve never really understood why people use nails over screws. If someone could explain a few reasons i’d appreciate it 👍
oh hell yeah i love using that thing, i always called it a dial but i guess that makes more sense, they make the best pa pa pa noise, kinda like the noice u made when having imaginary gun fights as a kid
In Europe our hammers in carpentry are rectangular with on pike, an nail remover and a magnet so you can: Hammer a nail in thight spaces like in the video, remove nails while still can hang it to any wood like soft material if you have only one hand available, and you can hammer nail without holding those with your fingers.
I’m an electrician and have had this hammer for about 4 years (different off brand though) anyways I use it for getting nail on boxes and staples in tight stud locations. Pretty sweet
Or if you run into an issue like this you can take a length of metal or if hard enough even wood and put that on the top of the nail and strike that near the closest you can get to the space and it will transfer the force to the nail to drive it in.
Right ive seen many framers just use a peice of metal or wood and smack it espcially after the plumbers and electricians make their mess in the indoor walls.
When I have to deal with moments like that, I grab the one of the 2 claw hammers that I melted the claws off with a torch. I attachthed intact claw hammer heads to the other end. It's not pretty, but it works for me.
Whats also very cool is that you can carefully tap that in by locking some pliers on it and applying the hammer to that, just don't go wild and the pliers should be okay.
This hammer is incredible and a huge time saver but... we wil eventually see how long they last with abuse over time. If it stands the test of time without the hinge falling apart then this is a huge win 🏆 🙌🏽
True. The flat part will last, but the claw might might not last forever, especially if you're using the claw, due to the hinging mechanism. I would consider this hammer to be a specialty tool that you probably wouldn't want to use in place of a regular hammer if you use hammers as part of your work. However, if you use hammers ever now and then for regular house work, you can probably get by with just having this specialty hammer.
I saw a dude hammer a nail into a spot where you couldn’t even fit that hammer don’t remember how but it was impressive as hell the gap was like 6 inches, pretty sure he put a metal bar up to it and hit the metal bar
That is pretty cool and definitely thinking about getting one just for the novelty of the hammer. But in that situation I'd just use a screw and a 90 adapter.
I knew they'd catch on. I've been using a 10 crescent wrench for a hammer in those tight spots for years. Put the Crescent head on the nail and use your hammer hitting as close as you can to the head.
There is a great solution to this problem elsewhere on UA-cam. I don’t know where I saw it but it was dope and you don’t have to buy anything. The back swing on this hammer is still short to me.
I've been using mine for years in construction hasn't broken just lost the magnet a year ago and I think I've had it for about 7 years. I do switch to my framing hammer when I'm hand driving roofing nails just because of speed and I don't feel like grabbing the compressor and nail gun.
If you use it like a prybar in a industrial application its certainly sub optimal but i bet it would've lasted years if i didn't treat it like not a hammer
I have a Crescent brand Crescent wrench and it's the best adjustable wrench I own. That thing has zero slack in it unlike most, the worm gear spins very nicely and stays where you put it, pays off to buy name brand. Crescent is a great brand.
Crescent has always had the most unusual hammers.. for some reason they label them as "adjustable wrench"
😂👍
Lol "you got a hammer I got a bag full of hammers"😂
Everything is a hammer, except a screwdriver, that’s a pry bar
You win!😂
Hahqhqhahha
When I was a framer I would just use the side of the hammer. I got paid by the hour.
Ditto. Takes another stroke or 2 but not worth stopping to fetch another tool.
I did as well, but not as a framer.
That's just the way I was taught to use a hammerfor.
I've been wondering if somebody has just been having a laugh at my expense.
It's when you're working with an apprentice and he knows more about the trade than you do, that you know you're probably in the wrong trade.
I do this at work all the time, if I don't need to fucking whack something and I have room to use the side I'll just do that instead
@Couch: spiken like a Millenial
I can tell I'm an adult male when I start liking videos like this.
feels GOOD, huh?
Nope. If you like this particular one, it should tell you that you are a pretty bad carpenter.
@@GAIS414 I was gonna say, typically you put the screws or nails in BEFORE boxing it off with another board. This is more how to fix a mistake than how to do it right.
@@josephdavis3472 Indeed.
@@josephdavis3472 Judging by the color this is a new board in an old space, plan on removing all the old boards to fix one?
You said "crescent hammer" and my brain said "football bat"😅😂🤣
Mine said flamingo 😂
@@jojowowo0_038 😂 The narrator in my head thinks she's funny.🤣
Mine said “palm nailer.” Forget the nonsense. There’s always an air compressor near by and when there’s one nail there’s many. Make it fast get to the next task.
You know you’ve grown up when things like this excite you 😢
Palm nailer.
@@rosemarietolentino3218I was just gunna say "you really want your mind blown? Google, 'palm nailer'."
Lol right? I work maintenance at an apartment complex, and this would for sure come in handy.
Haha truth. I bought a new washer and dryer and I was super excited when it got delivered… haha olde… 😢
Yeah cause it be aggravating when u cant get in those small areas😵💫
I showed this to my stepdad who’s a contractor and he told me if I ever bought him something like that he’d kick me out. I asked why and he said “Are you a fucking idiot?! Use the side of the hammer!”
Side wouldn't really help in that space with that hammer...even from the other side. A few seconds in he turns the 1st hammer to the side and there's no room with those long claws. It's doable but will be annoying as hell. Not sure that situation happens enough to warrant it's own tool though.
@@genesishep I mean I’ve also seen my stepfather use the handle of a screwdriver when we couldn’t find a hammer before so it definitely doesn’t warrant a whole new tool. Though that may just be his skill from what he learned in a trade class from HS
Just use a palm nailer. You aint framing with a hammer youre framing with a nail gun 90% of the time, just pop on the palm nailer, run the nail in and pop the framing gun back on. Takes a couple seconds
@@jblob5764exactly palm nailer the right tool for the right situation instead of doing them weak taps until the nail is close enough. Them nails got to press them joist hangers to the wood or them loosey goosey hangers will loosen them nails out over time.
@@jblob5764 yep , I got a palm nailer, thing is great, I would also use deck mates in a tight spot like in the video with my impact driver, but those palm nailers fit in tighter spaces.
Crescent already made an adjustable hammer that also tightens bolts
It's most useful for rounding the corners off bolt heads and nuts.
@@ferrumignis
I hear you there, man
lol underrated comment. took me a second.
all of us are older than 30
oh yeah, their universal all eighths bolt roundener, I got one of those.
Put bar over nail, hit bar with hammer, nail sunk.
ah. someone with braincells.
unfortunately, modern tools are designed for people with no experience or frontal lobes. skills and trades are slowly dying.
not only could he have easily hammered that in with the side, but finding logic is so foreign to them, that they made a whole new tool instead.
True that, more than likely a good reason half the homes built these days fall apart, too many short cuts and messing about!
Lol it's like these idiots never done framing before
I do HVAC. so when I have to nail a 2x12" boot into a floor, I hold the nail in my electrician pliers' cutters and smack the joint of the pliers with my hammer. Drives it in 2 smacks every time
Crescent has been on a roll lately with useful features on tools. That adjustable wrench with pass-thru spline sockets on the back? I absolutely love that thing.
Why not just use the COMMON palm nailer that has been around for DECADES 😂 cresant trying to reinvent the wheel 🤦 I'd laugh a guy off my job site for pulling that thing out 😂
@@donsims1941 bro why cant oldheads just accept when a better tool is made. i get why somethings arent worth it but if its just convenience let the guy use whatever he wants. work still gets done and your workers arent as angry lol
@@mutant_panda if a BETTER tool is made there's no issue but THIS isn't a better tool 😂 this is a step BACKWARDS you can get a palm nailer for under 30 bucks and it's a EASIER way than trying to hand drive with this reinvented cave man hammer 😂
@@mutant_panda I'll bet you also text for half an hour when you could have made a thirty SECOND phone call 🤦 I stand by my original comment " GET OFF MY JOB SITE KID " 🫵😂
@@donsims1941 some times people don't wanna be stuck on the phone with cranky old men like you. That and why spend money on a hammer and palm nailer when u can get a hammer that acts as both.. THAT and you need air hoses for a palm nailer.. so it actually makes MORE sense. lol
Me drawing this in 1st grade trying to explain it to teachers but they aren’t understanding.
Edit: 3 months later you can see all the responses. Alot of people are hating and doubting that a kid could think about making this, but others say they had the same idea maybe even more advanced but the same idea. I'm actually against editing youtube comment but this is one worth editing. If you're hating on this comment I feel sorry for your kids and you destroying your kids intellectual minds.
Keep art alive
@@YaksenPushMongo how you gonna tell me what I did and didn’t do
@@Jeopardized 😂😂
No you didn't
I believe it. When I was 6 or 7 i would tell anyone who would listen that we should start greenhouses on other planets to build an atmosphere of breathable air on them lol.
10 years later Elon said the same thing. I suppose human minds think a lot alike sometimes lol 🤷♂️
Also American education system stunting creativity moment 😭
Palm nailer entered the chat
Its his first time😂
I grinded the claw of my cheap hammer for the same results
Ya that’s what I said one of my favorite little tools
Palm nailer: hold my beer. 😂
You beat me to it😂
Do everything in the correct order you won't need this hammer.
Working on a deck with existing structure and no mandate to take everything apart… this solves a particular niche problem. You may never encounter it… but I have.
Sometimes not everything goes correctly…
@@nathanael5606 can't get that in the right order you're done for .
@@jackr2287 it was a new joist new hanger 😉 I did think about that
Better to have a tool you'll probably never need than not have it the one time you need it.
Crescent has been coming out with a ton of newer gear that is great.
Your a fake channel
Just turn the hammer sideways
@@alixtomlinson9630not enough leverage at that angle to drive it in correctly
@@alixtomlinson9630touch grass bozo
But how is the shelf life of crescent tools these days? Anything I've bought from them in the last few years has not been hardy, at all.
Mini palm works great as well.
That's exactly what I was going to say
Why would you use anything else.
@@coreyhinds5115 ask the guys that made the video…
@@jameshinton429 To sell toold to early age male adults who think tools are cool and know nothing about building anything?
As an electrician sometimes I have to nail a box on in between two tight studs this looks like the perfect tool
This would be a tool I would buy if I was high in the Home Depot and it would sit in my tool bag for years
I would end up just using this hammer (tho more likely I would never get it in the first place)
Better to have it then to need it, then to need it and not have it😂
@@ulyssesubias2326 i haven't unlocked unlimited space yet.
@@ulyssesubias2326 companies need to use that as a slogan
It is one of those tools you would buy but never be able to find on the rare occasions you would need it.
Looks like one of those tools I’d buy for one job in particular, forget about it in my toolbox, then one day have a struggle with one nail, then I remember this thing exists and then be so thankful that I got it years ago.
Only to discover it somehow disappeared.
can one can grind the end off a normal hammer and add some weight back on top of it?
This explains half my toolbox
I wouldn't drive a nail with anything with moving parts. Totally insane. Maybe useful pulling sometimes but carpenters carry nail pullers. Nails are driven at the necessary angle.
@@mechacode yeah I would never use that. .EVER
This would be the reason I own a palm nailer
Work well?
I’ve used a palm nailed on so many deck jobs. Life saver!
@@Brendenbandguy beautifully
Half the cost of that hammer too lol
Thank God someone already said it!
What did our grandpas ever do without this
Also, it's neat that you drilled a hole for the nail first.
On top of that, it looks like a galvanized #6 or #8 siding nail. Definitely not to code.
@jennymelo2098 he might not have, look at the color of the wood compared to all the rest, itsca softer wood & not treated....meaning it's easy to nail into.
Lol I was gonna say that went in ways to easy
@@BillBlast7372
It’s new timber. Everything else around it is pre-existing and weathered.
💯
Crescent isn’t the only one. I’ve had my Craftsman adjustable hammer like this for years. It is awesome. It really helped out when doing my roof and in corners of the house in my attic.
"That hammer has definitely nailed it"
I’m a fan of the old lineman’s pliers+hammer combo. Use the pliers to cover the screw and hammer the base of the metal. Works real good for extra tight spots
Or you could just buy a palmer ? You could also nail off your joists as you install them
@@Radbot776 For me, my setup works just fine because im an electrician! I mostly only need this trick for the occasional tight box location.
Craftsman released a hammer like this like 15yrs ago or more when they were still in Sears before they changed hands and their prices went through the roof. That being said, I keep Crescents adjustable cats paw in my pouches. If I ever manage to break it, I'm going straight to the store to buy another. For tight spots like this, I keep a 20oz Estwing with the claws cut off in my job trailer. (Was an old hammer with a broken claw.)
That’s smart. Gonna look for a cheap yard sale hammer now just for that reason
Craftsman hammer is nice. I’ve been using mine for about 6 years now
Craftsman is probably the worst tools on the market lmao
I saw that hammer go from hammer, to parrot, to rhino.
SOLD!!!
To rhino to Satan
bro. I had this tool 4 two yrs and saw all the transformative animals the day I acquired it. It's an awesome hammer!
It's a transhammer...
"Stalin taught that manifestations of bureaucracy and corruption in the proletarian state were results of the influence of the remnants of capitalism that lived on in socialist society. It was the bureaucratic elements within the Party and state and the ideas and conditions which formed them that were to be targeted, not the Party and the state themselves. The dictatorship of the proletariat had to be strengthened, not weakened, taught Stalin. This was to be accomplished through combatting bureaucracy and broadening the active, democratic participation of the masses of workers and peasants in the affairs of the state."
@@DL101ca More than meets the eye...
It becomes a flamingo stick puppet
In this case I use a big wrench as a fulcrum and "Push" the nail in with the hammer. Works like a champ.
I used to work with a guy named Pete that called any crescent wrench a "crescent hammer."
I work with a guy named Pete who says the same thing.
Same 😂
Nah, his name is Paul.
They do make electric and pneumatic palm hammers.
Yup and I already have a palm nailer. not buying some transformer hammer. Though I'd also probably just turn my framer sideways and get it done like a pro not waste time like a joe.
What about screws instead of nails, no hammer needed😂😅
@@alainmarcoux4156That either requires a very short screwdriver, or a ratchet with a screwdriver attachment.
@@alainmarcoux4156not good for what's in the video.
@@whiterabbit75you could use a stubby impact
I got that exact same hammer! I’ve used it for years in construction/remodeling, definitely a awesome hammer for certain situations
That's why palm hammers were invented a long time ago.
I saw a guy take the tip of his finger off with a palm nailer. This "crescent hammer" was invented before the palm nailer
@@joshuamckenzie831and? lol every tool in construction can be dangerous
I have had that hammer for a few years now and is great for fitting in small spots and great for prying at different angles
Real carpenters don’t put their selves in that predicament 😂
Exactly. That board would have been put in before the other closed the space.
No, but architects are more than happy to put the carpenter there.
Even "real carpenters" make mistakes
@@theeyeofmango Indeed. It is how they deal with it that separates the craftspeople from those who just own hammers.
I have to agree. One of the five p's of being proactive is Predict, that way you can plan and prevent. If you ain't doing that, then you are not participating and proforming.
Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid
Even harder for those stupid enough not to notice that's a nail going into a pre-drilled hole.
Been doing this long enough to know aint no way in HELL that works like that. Had a piece of steel shaped just like that and it worked but not butter like that, and mine had more inertia😂
Exactly
Hey man, it's hard being stupid.
I’m so stupid I make life roll a 20 on mohs hardness scale.
@@Freeland-Farm
Nah
Jackie Brown, "Friends of Eddie Coyle"
I have one. It fits great in my tool bag when it's folded up. Not as heavy as a normal hammer. But stores really nice in the bag.
A claw hammer that breaks, what a time to be alive.
Hold on to your papers!
ayy 2 minute reference :D @@cosmicdive
😂😂😂 adds mechanical parts to a tool that you beat things with
@@cosmicdiveoh! That's where I recognized it from!
@@baksoBoy Lots of Two Minute Paper watchers also watching hammer videos. 👀
If I can't nail it, I just screw it.
lol
Can't screw hurricane ties brotha
But you can use nail gun without any problem 🤷♂️
And if you can’t screw it , fuck it .
That's literally the only difference between a nail and a screw..........
Palm nailer works amazing
Lineman pliers and a standard hammer always worked fine for me
I am more amazed by how soft that wood is.
That nail is like throwing a hotdog down a pre-drilled hallway
my thought exactly, try that in hardwood
@@snarkylive many of use live in homes built using hardwood. Our tools must reflect that.
This is why tools are great and making them better is always a good idea
As long as you do it right. Otherwise you become one of those life hack idiots. Lol
There is no way that nail went in that easy. They pre drilled for a nail.
We use the side of the hammer and screw driver to do the same thing it goes in like butter
They can't even fit a hammer in there you think they can fit a dill and a bit in there?!?!?
Soft No.3 knotty pine bro.
@@masonjohns208 Before bud.... Before.
Yes agree
As an electrician we had to sometimes hammer things in between studs where there wasn’t enough room even for this. We would just put our lineman pliers on the nail and hammer the pliers, or what some people can “electricians hammers”
Lineman pliers have entered the chat
fellow sparky!
legit what i was thinking....put your pliers against the nail and hit the pliers....naw i need a $50 hammer for that now lol
Charles Lindbergh said he took gasoline, sandwiches, water, and a Cresent wrench on his Trans-Atlantic flight.
Hahahaaaa
He should’ve taken his BABY with him…*
And Amelia Earhardt took gasoline, sandwiches, water, and this stupid hammer. Her plane went missing.
I just use the structural screws with right angle drill now. If the nail gun can't get to it, the screws come out for me😂
I bought my husband and wife both one because they both really like handy hobbies, they use the Hell out that Hammer, my husband is sorta like the neighborhood carpenter, made the neighborhood kids a wooden bus which is motorized, it's really neat, still doing some work but it's so fun watching them have a blast
Now that I'm older when I walk into tool shops it's like I'm a kid walking into a toy shop.
I'm waiting until Ryobi comes up with a cordless version
yeah then afterwards Milwaukee and finally years later ill get my Dewalt version hopefully
They do. Look up "Palm Hammer".
Palm nailer. Been a thing for like 40 years.
@@JayReevesCLT Milwaukee will wait for a Hyper-Tough version so they can rebrand it at a 3000% markup.
y u lying?@@whiterabbit75
Wow. A solution for a problem that I have never ever seen.
It's common, but it's what palm nailers are for.
clearly your not a framer.
Buddy, you're not a farmer
I have many times. Try hand nailing into a 60⁰ joint. I usually use a pneumatic palm nailer.
A kid wrote this, right?
I have an old Craftsman hammer that's the same design.
Guy with a second hammer: hold my beer
Yeah I just pull the tape measure off my belt and use that 😂
Fucking right. TF? Lol
You use your belt to drive nails? lol
Everything’s a hammer if you have enough resolve.
@@bryanholst8503”pull the tape measure OFF my belt”…
@@prinx9055then use the belt
The story is half B S !! That hammer was first sold as a Craftsman at Sears in 2016. It was featured in Popular Mechanics Mag. In November 2016 page 32. I bought one and love it !!
It's much older than that
I got 2 when they were going out of business. I use them all the time
@@jeremiahtreece8974 You're right. It is such an old design that the patent expired.
Been around for quite some time. I have it it 2 different brandings .... craftsman and prior to that
I like when leverage is used as a catch-all term so it means nothing anymore.
I like when catch-all is used as a catch-all term. Anyway, what you do is turn the regular hammer sideways and hold it so it would look upside down in this video. Then tap like a rabbit on crack.
Framer here, just use a block and pry the nail with your hammer then tap the rest in with the side of the hammer, or take the other joist off, or use a palm nailer.
Sears had them for 5 bucks when they were closing several years ago
I was gonna say….
I bought a Craftsman Hammer Just like that about 7 years ago
Mine is sitting in my lap. Wasn’t sure of the brand, but yes, it’s a Craftsman.
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90 degree drill adaptor works for tight spaces but most builders ive seen will just shoot the nail or screw at what ever angle the tool fits lol
@@adamaref9047 it's always a way to getting that nail in whiteout a hamer🙂
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Stainless screw? Lol. Too stretchy. They snap.
If you sequence your work properly, you don't ever get stuck in situations like this
Only if you only see this as a tool for new construction, I'm a trailer setter and I'm sure our shop guys would love this. When you have rot in the floor for example we only cut back the rot and replace with new joists and studs, this would probably work great for applications like that and other trades I'm sure
You do realize there's other applications besides brand new builds right?
@@hirukukun9912 interestingly enough, you can see the difference between the new board and the old boards in the video, almost as if it wasn’t new construction at all…🤷♂️
And yep, those of us DYIers do dumb things as we learn in real-time. We learn as we do the actual task after watching a few YT videos and have enough confidence to jump in. We generally learn sequencing after the first mistake... at least we’re out there doing it with as much self-sufficiency as we can conjure up. This is a great hammer for that person -like me.
What if someone else did the work and you have to fix it? Derp
This isn’t a criticism of the tool in any way great idea, i’ve never really understood why people use nails over screws. If someone could explain a few reasons i’d appreciate it 👍
americans like to build in a poorer quality that everyone else does. using nails for this also triggered me.
What do you call a hammer with a microphone?
MC Hammer
Mc Hammer was a REAL gangsta. He was really bout that life. Alot of people don't know that they lit the baggy pants fool em'. LOL
Cant touch this
Ha! I see what you did
I don't even need to hammer any nails and I want one of those.
yeah.... My garage is filled with that exact issue. In fact I just bought a dewalt heat gun. No need for it. But now I have one. lol
@@jordanmc9015It's there for when you *do* need it.
The only people who buy this junk are those who never hit nails.
Pretty sweet. There’s also palm nailers too because when have a situation like this you usually have a lot of nails to put in.
oh hell yeah i love using that thing, i always called it a dial but i guess that makes more sense, they make the best pa pa pa noise, kinda like the noice u made when having imaginary gun fights as a kid
Don’t let my grandpa & dad see this, their collection of “used once, one day I’ll need it again” tools is already big enough
Apprentice electrician here...
The Linemans got us covered 😂
Crescent makes an adjustable pry bar with the same mechanism and I love it
It's my favorite pry bar!
For the same price as the hammer buy a palm nailer.
Harbor freight has them for 30 bucks and they work ok and cheaper than the hammer.
In Europe our hammers in carpentry are rectangular with on pike, an nail remover and a magnet so you can:
Hammer a nail in thight spaces like in the video, remove nails while still can hang it to any wood like soft material if you have only one hand available, and you can hammer nail without holding those with your fingers.
I’m an electrician and have had this hammer for about 4 years (different off brand though) anyways I use it for getting nail on boxes and staples in tight stud locations. Pretty sweet
Two words. PALM NAILER.
Yep
Exactly
Lmao
This
I know a guy that nails his palm every day. Twice a day on his day off.
Or if you run into an issue like this you can take a length of metal or if hard enough even wood and put that on the top of the nail and strike that near the closest you can get to the space and it will transfer the force to the nail to drive it in.
Right ive seen many framers just use a peice of metal or wood and smack it espcially after the plumbers and electricians make their mess in the indoor walls.
I’m a woman and I want this. My husband would love it!
When I have to deal with moments like that, I grab the one of the 2 claw hammers that I melted the claws off with a torch. I attachthed intact claw hammer heads to the other end. It's not pretty, but it works for me.
I really want to see an image of that lmfao
Usually I just wedge a screwdriver in there and bang it the other way
Whats also very cool is that you can carefully tap that in by locking some pliers on it and applying the hammer to that, just don't go wild and the pliers should be okay.
This hammer is incredible and a huge time saver but... we wil eventually see how long they last with abuse over time. If it stands the test of time without the hinge falling apart then this is a huge win 🏆 🙌🏽
True. The flat part will last, but the claw might might not last forever, especially if you're using the claw, due to the hinging mechanism. I would consider this hammer to be a specialty tool that you probably wouldn't want to use in place of a regular hammer if you use hammers as part of your work. However, if you use hammers ever now and then for regular house work, you can probably get by with just having this specialty hammer.
You think someone will use it, don't want to know, want to see !
I saw a dude hammer a nail into a spot where you couldn’t even fit that hammer don’t remember how but it was impressive as hell the gap was like 6 inches, pretty sure he put a metal bar up to it and hit the metal bar
You can also use a Palm nailer .hammer looks good
As I've always said... Anything is a hammer, as long as you have the budget to back it up.
That is pretty sweet for small issues but whenever I'm doing hangers, I use my palm nailer.
My dumbass thought he was gonna pull out a curved hammer 💀
That is pretty cool and definitely thinking about getting one just for the novelty of the hammer. But in that situation I'd just use a screw and a 90 adapter.
The fact that you're going to use a screw when a nail is what is needed convinces me I am never going to hire you
The brackets that I buy have those nails go through the plate at a angle so you can use a normal hammer
Now that you got me thinking about it that's also a pretty small nail. Idk what he's making though.
been using a crescent hammer for years. Mine doesn't have that pivoting claw , its adjustable for any size nut and bolt 😂
My biggest favorite hammer is called the PWZ3. Nasty piece of work, it will pull anything off, and a couple whacks will also put them right back in XD
WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE!!!
I knew they'd catch on. I've been using a 10 crescent wrench for a hammer in those tight spots for years.
Put the Crescent head on the nail and use your hammer hitting as close as you can to the head.
that's like getting a taco from a burger joint
Jack in the box has the best fast food tacos in my town 😂 the local Mexican food places outdo them though
I usually just let the least experienced guy handle them 😂 100 different ways to get that nail in.
DOPE!!! IM STARTING A FRAKING CREW TOMORROW
now introducing the Angry Cockatoo by Crescent, man the marketing team really missed one hell of an opportunity with this one lol
I miss construction! Bunch of cool guys man!
😆😆😆 yeah sure 😆
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I have one of these that craftsman made over 5-6 years ago. It's great. It doesn't live in my bag but always on the trailer.
Crescent has some really good hand tools. Their dikes, I mean, alternate lifestyle pliers, have a hex nut wrench built in
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Medium quality Chinese tools
Use pneumatic palm hammer. Problem solved.
Exactly
Craftsman made it first actually comes in handy on film sets so you don't have to constantly go get a pry bar to adjust a wall
A black man named "JACK JOHNSON A BLACK BOXER" created and a patent it in the 1920's
There is a great solution to this problem elsewhere on UA-cam. I don’t know where I saw it but it was dope and you don’t have to buy anything. The back swing on this hammer is still short to me.
this is the most breakable hammer I've ever seen.
Right? A hammer with a joint, that won't last long
I dont like it either. Its just some marketing BS.
I've been using mine for years in construction hasn't broken just lost the magnet a year ago and I think I've had it for about 7 years. I do switch to my framing hammer when I'm hand driving roofing nails just because of speed and I don't feel like grabbing the compressor and nail gun.
I thought the same thing, but these things are actually pretty heavy duty. I was REALLY surprised and convinced. Really good stuff, surprisingly!
If you use it like a prybar in a industrial application its certainly sub optimal but i bet it would've lasted years if i didn't treat it like not a hammer
I have a Crescent brand Crescent wrench and it's the best adjustable wrench I own. That thing has zero slack in it unlike most, the worm gear spins very nicely and stays where you put it, pays off to buy name brand. Crescent is a great brand.
... or you could just use a pneumatic palm nailer
A battery palm nailer would have a good charge for months if you only needed it for the tight spots
It boggles my mind, some factories don’t only put together thousands of hammers, but also adjustable hammers.
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tho as a certified maintenance person, i like the idea
My lineman hammer would work fine for this.