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Watched a guy in Spokane use his grandfather's Estwing hammer for 40 years, so I went and found one at a yard sale
I was at a Habitat ReStore in Spokane about two months ago, just poking around the tool aisle, when I saw an older guy pick up a beat up Estwing hammer and tell the cashier it was the same one his grandfather carried on the railroad. He said the leather grip was still tight, the head was still solid, and all it ever needed was a little oil now and then. I stood there thinking about the three cheap hammers I had gone through in five years, each one with a loose head or a cracked handle. That night I started looking at yard sales and estate listings, and two weeks later I found a 16 ounce Estwing for $8 at a sale in Cheney. It has some dings and the grip is worn smooth, but it feels like a different class of tool. It makes me wonder how much other stuff I have been buying twice without thinking about it. Does anyone here have a grandpa tool story that pushed them to buy once instead of cheap?
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dakotacraig16d ago
Man, I used to laugh at guys spending real money on old tools.
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