The Vaughan 99 Rip Claw Nail and Trim Hammer is a 16-ounce framer’s everyday hammer with a straight rip claw for tear-down work, a polished face for clean nail strikes on trim, and a 13-inch American hickory handle for the swing balance carpenters reach for over a fiberglass core. The forged steel head is fully polished and individually heat-treated to the Vaughan hardness spec that has set the industry benchmark for 150 years.
Use it for trim carpentry, finish framing, demolition tear-down where the rip claw splits planks, hanging cabinets, light framing repairs, and the everyday driving and pulling work the average homeowner saves a hammer for. The hickory handle absorbs strike shock the way no synthetic handle quite does, and the head-to-handle wedge fit holds tight through years of seasonal humidity swings.
Vaughan & Bushnell has been forging hammers in Hebron, Illinois since 1869 and remains the largest American striking-tool manufacturer still operating in the United States. The 99 carries Vaughan’s lifetime warranty against defects in material and workmanship.
