The Estwing E3-22S is a 22 oz straight rip claw framing hammer with a smooth face, long handle, and Estwing’s patented shock reduction grip. The head and shaft are forged in one piece from solid American steel.
A 22 oz head with a longer handle is the framer’s tool — more mass, more leverage, fewer swings per nail. The smooth face drives 16d framing nails cleanly without chewing up the wood on a missed strike, and the rip claw pulls nails and pries subfloor or sheathing apart when the carpenter has to back a mistake out. Forged in one piece, the hammer has no head-to-handle joint to loosen, which is the failure mode of wooden and fiberglass framers after enough abuse. The shock reduction grip absorbs 70% of impact vibration and holds a slip-free grip in sweat, rain, and dust.
Built for framers and rough carpenters who swing a hammer for a living and need one that survives the job instead of getting replaced every season.
Estwing has forged these hammers in Rockford, Illinois since 1923 using American steel.
