The Estwing E20S Straight Rip Claw Hammer is the leather-grip 20-ounce sibling to the more-common E3-20S shock-reduction grip — same 20-ounce head, same straight rip claw, same forged steel construction, but with the brand’s heritage stacked-leather grip that breaks in to the user’s hand and develops a patina over years of carry.
Use it as the everyday framer’s hammer for carpenters who prefer the traditional leather-grip handle over modern rubber grips, a heritage-aesthetic carpentry hammer, a Father’s Day gift for the carpenter who appreciates traditional tools, a daily-carry framing hammer for residential framing and remodel work, and any application where the leather-grip aesthetic and feel matters. The forged steel head is single-piece — no head-to-handle joint to fail.
Estwing has been forging American hammers in Rockford, Illinois since 1923 — over 100 years of US tool making. Estwing’s E-series and B-series hammers are forged from American steel and carry the company’s lifetime warranty.
