Goldblatt G06993 Brick Hammer 20 oz

Overview

The Goldblatt G06993 is a 20 oz brick hammer with a forged steel head and a 12 inch hickory wood handle, built for setting, chipping and breaking brick, concrete block and stone. A traditional two-piece masonry hammer rather than a one-piece forged design.

This hammer takes the older two-piece approach: a forged steel head, polished and sandblasted, fitted onto a shaped hickory handle rather than forged in one piece with the shank. The listed striking face hardness of 45 to 60 HRC points to a head built to hold up to repeated impact on brick and stone. Goldblatt frames it as a trade tool going back to 1885, aimed at masons, bricklayers, geologists and quarry workers as well as DIYers.

• 20 oz forged steel head, 45 to 60 HRC striking face
• 12 inch hickory wood handle
• Wide hammer face and wider chipping blade
• Goldblatt trade tool brand dating to 1885

Who it's for

Masons, bricklayers, stone workers, geologists and quarry workers who want a wood-handled brick hammer, plus DIYers doing occasional masonry or stone work. Less suited to someone who specifically wants a one-piece forged head with nothing to loosen.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

The wide hammer face and wider chipping blade are shaped for breaking and shaping brick, concrete block and stone rather than fine finish work. A contoured hickory handle is meant to fit the hand and cut some of the force transmitted on each strike, though a two-piece wood-handled hammer can loosen at the head over years of use in a way a one-piece forged hammer cannot. The polished and sandblasted head finish is a cosmetic and corrosion-resistance step rather than a structural one.

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