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toolguy
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Feb 5, 2008, 9:30 AM
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Is there a difference between fiberglass handles & wood handles on body hammers? I was looking at these two sets and was trying to decide which one to get. I was told that fiberglass hammers absorb energy better then wooden. If this is true, does that make them better?
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(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Oct 7, 2008, 2:26 PM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Feb 5, 2008, 1:52 PM
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Re: hammer question
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Interesting. I'll just suggest that if you are buying this online to go for the fiberglass. Wood needs to be carefully selected and positioned for strength. I alway go thru a bunch of them and look at the grain to decide if that one will be good or not - that with assorted wood handled anythings out there.
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Of interest: I'm into antiques and there's a wild difference in "old" vs "new" growth woods. Another is the proximity to the center of the tree it was taken from. Ex: If you make a dowel from the ouside lumber it will break easily vs a center peice. Further interest if I have some antique bowls of one piece of wood from the 1600s to early 1700s from an exact choice section of the tree such they they won't split and haven't!
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