The Estwing E3-16S is a 16 oz rip claw hammer with a smooth face, straight claw, and Estwing’s patented shock reduction grip. The entire head-and-shaft is forged in one piece from solid American steel.
A one-piece forging removes the weakest point of a hammer — the joint between head and handle — because there is no joint. Wooden-handle and fiberglass hammers eventually loosen and fail at the collar under repeated strikes; a forged-steel Estwing does not. The shock reduction grip absorbs 70% of the impact vibration, which matters across a full day of framing. The straight rip claw is tuned for prying apart boards and pulling nails as much as for driving them.
This size is the general-purpose claw hammer for framers, roofers, carpenters, contractors, and serious DIYers — balanced for driving 16d nails and light enough for extended use.
Estwing has forged these hammers in Rockford, Illinois since 1923 using American steel.
