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Dead On DS24C 24oz Milled Face 19-Inch Curved Hickory Handle Hammer | 
| Brand: Death Stick
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $23.99
You Save: $16.00 (40%)
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 48237
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 17.8 x 6.5 x 1.3
MPN: DS24C
Model: DS24C
UPC: 644323697242
EAN: 0644323697242
ASIN: B0000224VO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Head is made with S-7 tool steel | | • | The Dead On hammer handles also feature the finest grade hickory for years of trouble free use | | • | Magnetic nail set for plumb and line, sheeting or any other out of reach nail start | | • | The combination of an investment cast head with a high quality hickory handle will give you a balanced hammer | | • | Framing hammer |
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Product Description
Hickory handles for strength. The Head is cast from S-7 tool steel; harder and tougher than standard steel. The innovative Magnetic Nail Set for square andplumb, sheeting, or any out of reach nail start. Triple Heat Treating for durability and performance. The head and claws are hardened, while the center is 'drawnback' The softer center acts as a shock absorber greatly reducing the chance of cracked or broken claws. Cylindrical Wedges expand the hickory in a 360 degree direction eliminating voids. Precision Balance.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Don't use it to pull nails November 10, 2008
I've been using my Death Stick for six years now (not a professional carpenter but fairly frequent handyman projects) and have had nothing but an amazing experience. Very rarely will I bend a nail and the face has never chipped on me. For pulling nails, I simply use my cats paw or pry bar.
I've had two problems over the years: once a friend took it for a week to finish his work because he liked it so much. Also, it's so preferable to my Stanley fiberglass claw hammer that I use it on finish work and have left a milled faceprint on more than a couple trim pieces. This is only a framing hammer, but it's the best there is!
THE VERY BEST I'VE HAD YET October 29, 2007
Wish I had one thirty years ago but you were pretty much on your own back then - no high tech anything!
Deep in the desert here I have found no need to oil the head as others mention, and despite my rough use and abuse I have not yet managed to break the long handle, even though many others mention the need for handle replacement. I did scuff the black handle finish and can even see hickory, but I am not being kind and gentle.
I am swinging the 24 oz. death stick framer for over a month now (right, a better name would be less embarrasing but it is an eye catcher and I work alone: no one else has to see it) and I'm still learning to use her for all she's worth. Great for both construction and deconstruction, although I am still figuring out the best angles for pulling out old and bent nails with that long curved handle.
This hammer is so heavy I can use it to tear down old sheds and corrals back from the days when things were built right with real wood and nails and craftsmen, not just these bent papery knotty studs they sell us nowadays for top dollar.
Then I can come back with this same good hammer and build her up again.
Check it out. This is a 24 oz. head, but because of the curved long handle and perfect balance it really feels much lighter.
I wish it had a leather or rubber wrap around the handle, and some people here on this page talk about covering theirs with pipe, etc. Either that or I could just wear leather gloves out here in the desert sun but what fun is that. Keep that grip firm in the deep palm of your hands and not out at your finger tips. You'll soon be doing more work better than you ever thought.
Tore down a 10 foot by 25 foot back porch, home for pack rats and other rodents, bird nests and black widow, with a few mouse eating tarantula, and am building her back up again. Without this 24 oz. Dead On Deathstick couldn't have done any of it.
Reading these reviews now I'm afraid I'll bust the handle after really giving it a work out all this time with no ill effect. I love this hammer, and wish I had it thirty four years ago while working on a large convent farm. Could have got some work done.
The only thing this hammer cannot do is keep my old eyes and aim straight and my muscles strong, but its getting there. It did say sorry about the blood blister on my left thumb. Hey. It'll even drive home a bent nail if you let it. This thing loves to get'er done. Get one.
 Meh, there are MUCH better hammers out there September 27, 2007
Well to be honest I pick this up merely on the fact it's called the "deathstick" (marketing at its best eh?)
Well, 3 months in there is no longer a waffle pattern, the magnet fell out, and it didn't do a very good job of pulling nails.
Go get a US TAPE PT-2 21 Ounce Smooth Face, Axe Handle Striker Hammer and be happy.
Don't buy it August 18, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this hammer and used it for three months before it was stolen--thank god. At first I loved it. The swing was nice and it drove nails well, but the finish wore quickly as did the cross hatching on the face. After the three months, the face was almost as smooth as my decking hammer. The face of the hammer is also rounded more than most which is fine until the face goes smooth, then the face starts slipping off the nail unless the blow is dead on. I have more success driving nails with my Hart decking hammer and will use it until I break down and buy another Hart or Douglas framing hammer.
Win or lose, it really is all about how it looks. September 15, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't say that I know just how well it preforms, but this looks damn good hanging on my wall. I will say that I have never held a more comfortable hammer though.
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