ESH‑836F 8lb Sledge Hammer – Forged Steel Head with Shock‑Absorbing Fiberglass Handle – Heavy‑Duty Demolition, Breaking & Driving Tool – Made in USA

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Extremely well made; should last a lifetime!

Discovered Estwing on Amazon and have begun regularly buying their products as a result of their excellent performance and value. Bought this sledge to replace a traditional, hickory-handle, sledgehammer that finally splintered into pieces after years of use. The Estwing 8 lb. sledge has just been fantastic. We are using this hammer to split heavy oak for a wood stove and the hammer is a noticeable improvement after years of using a hickory handle, also with an 8 lb. head. The Estwing transfers less force/vibration to the hand, seems to require less work/force to split the >8" rounds, and when there are misses and wedge strikes, while the rubber around the sledge head gets torn up, the fiberglass handle underneathe just sheds the hits, so we expect to have this hammer for many, many years, whereas a hickory handle would have likely already been destroyed. Finally, the cost of one of these Estwing hammers off Amazon is about $10.00 cheaper, minimum, compared to our local retailer's offerings. And free shipping. That's incredible. No idea how those big box home improvement stores manage to stay open. And all of our Estwing tools were not made in China. Another huge plus.

Its cool. Heavy but I can handle it.

This is a superb quality tool. It looks good, feels good, and perfroms well. Two thumbs up!

Shipping took longer than estimated. But the product is as good a quality and settles into a price point perfectly for a long-handle sledge under 10lbs. Will be perfect for splitting logs with a wedge or driving an axe head through a cut. A maul would be better for firewood-only jobs, but this can be used elsewhere as any sledge. Handle and head seem indestructible. Would recommend.

Perfect to get big pieces of wood split in 2 and then again to make 4 nice pieces. Perfect grip and weight to let it rip on those huge pieces that are 10 inches in diameter