The Hammer, Reinvented.
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- What is this funky looking green "hammer" and how does it work? We're going to test the Hammer Fist against a hammer and some other tools to see how it compares and if it's worthy buying. #diy #hammerfist #toolreview
Timothy, the inventor of the Hammer Fist, reached out and is a super nice guy with a great explanation of what the Hammer Fist is and isn't meant to do. Check out his quick explainer video here: reelCtM2c5...
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 Will It Kill My Fingers?
01:24 Hammer vs Hammer Fist
03:13 Kids vs Hammer Fist
03:58 The Hammer Fist Strike
04:18 The Real Fist Hammer
04:42 Nail Puller
05:46 Average Speed and Blows
07:03 Hex Driver
07:47 90 Degree Angle
08:34 Ruler
09:01 Bottle Opener
09:11 Mallet
10:22 Conclusion - Jak na to + styl
Timothy, the inventor of the Hammer Fist, reached out and is a super nice guy with a great explanation of what the Hammer Fist is and isn't meant to do. Check out his quick explainer video here: instagram.com/reel/CtM2c5nJVjp/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
It's great that you give him a chance to explain the other side of that "tool",but he just confirmed, it's not more useful than a simple rock...
a screwdriver makes an adequate substitute for a hammer in a pinch... so maybe a screwdriver with a grip incorporating a reinforced strike plate would be better than this. this removes mass and leverage from both what it was derived from... hammer and a rock.
Being a nice guy doesn't make a product safe or well-designed
If you are able to move your arm enough, in tight space, to hammer with this BS than you have enough space to use normal hammer. You just rock your hand instead of whole arm.
It might be more useful if it incorporated deadblow functionality. A hollow cavity running the length of the grip about half full of lead shot.
Wow, a hammer with the single biggest advantage of a hammer removed from it. Bravo.
literally "Hammer, but worse"
Hey let’s reinvent the wheel.
What if we take the wheel and make it a four sided shape? It’s gonna look so edgy, people will love the aesthetic!
Any time there is a tool that "replaces" more than 3 tools, it's garbage.
Yeah, not the dumbest tool I have ever seen, but close.
A classic case of fixing something that isn’t broken.
Or rather NOT fixing it.
More like they broke something that wasnt broken
A classic case of a money grab. Create something that technically does what it says, throw some marketing at it, sell it at a ridiculous markup, profit.
reinvents the wheel by making it square 💀
i will say this, they should just go full ham on the mallet. i could see people using something like that for tighter spaces, it could also instead of being a hammer mallet hybrid, it could have diferent surfaces with diferent materials like wood or rubber. maybe have them in diferent angles.
who knows, maybe that way it could have a niche use.
I can't believe that this DIY tool made it past a test panel as a hammer replacement. It smells of an attempt to sell knuckle dusters in states where those are banned.
And like you said, it's best to use dedicated tools for the job.
It looks like something you'd find at the dollar store.
Had exactly the same thought about knuckle dusters.
It really looks like something you would test 3 times max, that would finish in a dark drawer 😅
Me going through comments to find a mention of Knuckle dusters: success ;p
Nah it's just bait for dumb dads or yuppies who don't really do DIY in any serious capacity. The idea of a multitool is a powerful draw for men because having the most utility in the smallest space/weight possible is appealing. Of course, these tools are always mediocre or worse at all of the things they claim to do.
Additional tests I would like to see:
Bashing the nail in with your cordless drill. Or screwdriver. Or old 90 deg piece.
Driving the nail with rock/brick you found on the site.
at least those won't find your knuckles lacerated on a miss.
can you imagine being off a half-inch and missing the nail with the cestus but finding it with the edge of your knuckles?
Brick idea works solid, done that several times. Just hit square on, not at an angle.
The only well thought out and superior functionality this multi tool has is the transfer of money- From the inexperienced/fools to the sellers.
I think I am going to invent a extension handle, for the hammerfist. and sell it separately! 😂
And im going to put some sensors, gyros & modems & perhaps some cameras, and its going to be plug & play with your extension handle. It will be on the spot everytime nobody need to miss a thumb ever again..
You will be rich. Lol
Can i get that 3 minutes of my life back……. Didn’t hang around to “see more”
Don't forget Bluetooth!
I'd buy a nice wooden extension, don't want to risk my knuckles
You can’t really improve hammer.
It’s literally the first tool ever made.
Even older than the wheel.
It’s basically the perfect tool.
It is the literal icon of tools 🔨
I say the first tool humans made besides the rock is the stick
Then again, Rock and Stick is hammer, so its the best of both worlds
@@anadaere6861rocks and sticks weren't made by humans 😂
@@nova_zar I meant the rock/stick turned to tools, sharpened rocks count, sharpened sticks count, since I doubt humans found a perfect stake on the ground first before making one of their own, also
@anadaere6861 Club was probably the first tool before hammer, then maybe spear second.
Need the right tool for the right job. First get woman, next food, then home.
I was thinking exactly the same thing, and came across a video of someone "reinventing" the axe with a pendulum system. In this case, the axe we all knew was very outdated.
Example of the axe :
czcams.com/video/9jDR_2Zsr40/video.html
Like a rock in your hand.
BRILLIANT
But without the weight and durability.
6:10 - I love how the nail is "willed" into the board without touching it.
This is actually ridiculously dangerous. Imagine swinging with this and missing and putting it through your hand lol
Rusty metal bit plunged deep into the hand... What's the concern?
That was my first thought
Basically like making a knive with a handle that's also a knife, woohooo 2 in 1 knife, reinvention of the century.
2:30 timeline he does just that hits himself 😳
My first thought too
This is the fanciest and most colourful rock I've ever seen. Fantastic.
Lmao
So you never saw a diamond?
@@umi3017 Diamonds would not have been my first thought for 'colourful rocks', but you do you.
You must be an otter, where every tool you have is a rock.
Things i learned from this video
If physics dosent allow it
Might as well not try
"it's just a hammer, officer."
In addition to using the Hammerfist as a mallet, I could see some potential value in using this tool for applying trim / molding with finishing nails. That’s about it. Thanks for a great review.
Perfect example of a product that was made to be a product, rather than one that addresses an issue, need, or concern. Great vid!
This thing is a solution looking for a problem.
@@danieljackson5758 Maybe it'll run for office lol
@@HardSoundGuyLOL
"Product that was made to be a product" is such a great way to describe it. Holy cow.
Modern capitalism: We do not market solutions to problems. We market problems you didn't have before us.
Wow, a hammer that skips entire decades of working toward carpel tunnel and repetitive impact injuries of the hand and wrist. How innovative.
And if you miss, you rake all the skin off your knuckles!
😢
This thing is straight up dangerous 😅
I was thinking the same thing watching the show motion video of his forearm shaking around with each strike.
Bwhahahaha true
I'd never get one, but I could see this as useful for something you'd throw in an emergency kit or in your car. The lack of magnet for the bit though is pretty damn brutal.
Or just be safe and do it right and buy a pre-made emergency kit. I say that because this thing in the video has a real chance of hurting a person using it . Just put a Hammer and Crowbar in your car. I worked with a guy that would buy these random things like once a week and yeah they all either broke by the end of the day or were thrown out because it would slow his work down so much because he was trying so hard to justify what he bought.
For when you get attacked, right?
Imo, those are not even worthy to be kept as emergency kit or wtever, just use a rock, it's literally better as it has more weight.
It doesn't work for anything. The angle is never going to stay square, you can't use it as a hammer, the bit driver is totally useless, you can brute force a nail out (in the same way you can use lineman's pliers). Please don't throw this in an emergency kit. If you need a hammer, use a hammer. If you need a bit driver, use that. So many cheap, decent and small options out there, no need to cram tools into one thing and lose every bit of functionality.
I could see this being useful inside the house with small repairs. Keep it in a kitchen drawer so it's easy to find when you need to hang a picture, hammer in a stray nail, or open a beer.
And then a DeLuxe version that opens cans....
In Hammerfist's defense, you can use it as a brass knuckle.
Ya, but the hammer can still be used as a hammer. Lol I'd rather fight somebody with that than a real clawed hammer.
For when Friday nights just aren't interesting enough.
@@Drunk3n1rish2009 😅
@@Drunk3n1rish2009 Hammers have more reach and power.
@@Drunk3n1rish2009 accuracy may be an issue though. Also, if you miss you have retract you arm again. I'm looking way to deep into this....lol
#1 rule of being a mechanic, any tool can be a hammer.
Rule # 2 when your boss wants to pay you 2 hours for 8 hours of work you can use their head as a hammer.
Excect a screwdriver.. which is a chisel 🤣
Ah, the classic "percussive compliance" technique.
@@Willox00 why not both?
As a mechanic, I hate this. Use my pipe wrench as a hammer and I'm gonna weld your exhaust tips shut.
Wow, check it guys! They managed to engineer the usefulness out of tools! This is truly the future we live in!
Gotta get one!!! It'll pair nicely with my snap-on's doorag-lock combo kit... For when ya sweat locking up your bicycle 👍
It is absolutely wild that they released a product with a flaw (if you miss the nail, nail goes into your hand) so obvious and so fundamental that it is mindboggling they think "But it has a bottle opener" would make up for it
Why not just make the botton wider so it does not happen?
Right because drinking is advised when youre slamming nails with pretty much your hand. Did hand surgeons invent this?
It would have been so easy to just add a small "wing" on each side so your hand would slide off to the side.
@@AlphaQHardYou've clearly never been around bros while doing any type of construction or home project. Drinking is how they make it fun
It's basically a 20$ bottle opener that can do some construction stuff in a pinch. Also you could use it as brass knuckles yelling "hammer fist" every time you swing lol.
I imagine a lot of people are thanking you for reviewing this. I feel like a random rock would work better.
Actually yea, if you're going to strike with your arm as the lever, it's easier to smack palm down the way you would hold a rock.
Makes sense, larger surface area = easier to aim.
Pretty insightful for a girl ;) lol jk, we all know gender has nothing to do with it, because this tool was more than likely invented by a moronic male lol
If you lash the rock to a stick, you can make a hammer that works WAY better
you never know what crazy contraptions may work better/just as good as the original tools, its more like "thank you i dont have to spend my money on this to see if it works"
You show up with one of these, you’re getting sent home for the day.
1:26 i can’t make too much fun of you but the way you just let that hammer wobble is hilarious to watch 😂
I never thought about how smart a design a traditional hammer is. Thanks hammerfist for making me realize how good traditional hammers are!
You haven’t used a hammer enough times.
Most people’s use of a hammer is limited to a building icon in some games.
Wonder why hammer look the same way for decades and never someone came up with a better design ?
This is the reason. It's already the best design
@@LoLFilmStudios my job revolves around a hammer. So I think I'd know.
@@bobn2805 LOL
@@LoLFilmStudiosBro has hammered more things than Mario
One advantage it has over a traditional hammer is its greatly increased ability to cause both a painful puncture wound and fracture of the pinky finger on your dominant hand.
I can't believe they didn't think to make the contact point bigger than an average hand. I know I've missed a few nails with a proper hammer, so I'm not exactly confident in my aim being perfect.
how i love to see kids playing with tools and learning to work.. jus love it.. best part of the video:)
Joe fixit uses this, misses the nail head, lacerates his hand. Brilliant!
Note that consumer cold chisels now come with a yellow plastic hand protector, guess that should be added to this, but then you can't see the nail.
I use two of these for rumbling in the 'hood. It works pretty good on straight jabs and upper cuts. I always tell the guy, "It's hammer time!"
And they say..ohhhhhh....ohhhhhhh.oohhhhhh STOP.....the Hammer time!!!!
😂
I think you win the comment competition, brother.
No kidding, bruh. These look like knucks, no lie.
I'm suing you for copyright infringement 😂. That's my line.
I just use a big rock. If my rock breaks I simply refurbish it. This guy isn’t the only genius with a great idea!
Nothing about this is a good idea
If rocks break I just take it back to harbor freight and get a new one
@@Novous
Harbor Freight 😂🥲😂🤣😂
You are killing me!
A rock is actually better as you can pick a big boulder with greater surface area and not put your hand in danger of getting pierced by the nail.
I think a rock would be safer if nothing else! 😂
There is only one thing that needs to be said..."If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Makes really great fighting weapons
Some of us learned many decades ago that “all in one” tools are generally good for absolutely nothing. Real craftsman use specialized tools for good reason.
All in one is handy when you have nothing else
@@Mr.Arrows The key word is nothing.
The only decent all-in-one tool is the 7-in-1 painters tool. Everything else is trash. Unfortunately, I've been suckered in buying some of these tools that see no light of day.
@@twinwankel For 50 years we’ve called them 5-in-1s. When did that change?
Painter here, never heard of a "7 in 1". Always been a 5 in 1 lol
It's almost like one of the main reasons that we have a bunch of different tools is that they're all uniquely designed to do what they're intended to do WELL, and as soon as you start trying to combine them all, you put yourself in a situation where you inevitably increase the amount of things a single tool technically "could" do, but every single one of them is absolutely miserable.
That reminds me of the infamous knife-fork-spoon that we sometimes get when buying certain packed lunches in the supermarket 😂
Ever seen a smartphone?
@@souvikpatrahowrah not even remotely the same. It's consolidating technology which is actually valid. It's not trying to consolidate power tools.
a smartphone is not comparable to trying to combine several physical tools into one
you cant really turn a bolt with a hammer
@@JNJNRobin1337 not with today's technology. But we haven't really reached the limits of material science and power density.
Guys, guys. Theres a hidden gem of a usage here! This thing is an arguably legal version of brass knuckles.
What would make it more useful is a spring tensioned set of weights you could put down the handle, change the spring tension and make it a dead blow hammer - change the weights to cater to your finesse situations.
I love when someone reinvents something that doesn’t need to be reinvented….
Like women?
@@levis569 found another bigot in the comments. High score incoming.
The hammer fist is not a reinvention. It was degressed if anything.
@@MikeyD64 has had "relations" with a ladyboy
@@dustymanjuiice4445 that the new generation style 😂
I feel like this would work a lot better if it was *heavier* than a hammer usually is. That way it compensates for losing the leverage of a traditional hammer while also not really being more cumbersome considering the weight is centered on your hand rather than on the end of a handle.
yeah the only practical way i see that is widening the whole face all the way around, that way you also remove the potential for smashed palms.
You still get no leverage, though. And you'll be transferring all of that force into your hand.
@@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932 I guess it would still serve a niche purpose in tight spaces where it's difficult to swing a normal hammer. But in that case any heavy, compact piece of metal would serve well enough. Like a small dumbbell would do fine in being heavy and compact, and the weighted end would protect your hand better than this product.
@@kebsis Theoretically, maybe, but that's a *really* niche and specific situation if you A) need a hammer, B) have enough room to swing your arm, and C) don't have enough room to swing a hammer. Especially since the smaller tool would probably need more arm-swinging room than a normal hammer would, to get anywhere close to the same amount of force. It may well end up being the same amount of force in the same amount of space.
Alternatively, you can just take your normal hammer and hold it closer to the end, choking up on the grip a bit. Or even hold the normal hammer in your hand upside-down if you *really* have to. There's no need to invent a whole new overly complex tool; this "invention" is literally just an overenginered version of a rock to bang stuff with. It's the same level of complexity that cavemen and apes have figured out. Heck, you literally *could* just use a rock - it'd probably be more comfortable than this "new invention", too.
Yeah, but then you're losing the benefit of the leverage in that its more work, and fatigues you faster.
Man, you *nailed* this video!
Thank you for addressing the VERY FIRST THING that crossed my mind... first.
I would unequivocally slash open my poor beleaguered flesh on some errant nail-head, and probably the very first time I tried this device, too.
Maybe for THEE, but clearly not for ME.
Thanks for giving it a fair shake, tho! As the saying goes, you are a total gentleman and a scholar.
This is the epitome of can't fix what isn't broken
So many disadvantages, but the worst of which is damage to the tendons, cartilage, and soft tissue in your hand even if you somehow manage to hit the nail squarely every time.
Thanks for exposing this misbegotten invention.
I actually think this device is intended to cause damage to the tendons, cartilage and soft tissue of other people.
I am almost certain that it is a set of brass knuckles, and the tool functions are there for plausible deniability.
@thepenultimateninja5797 That's a real possibility and a very good point. On a similar note, I remember seeing a car steering wheel lock in a shop one time (UK). It was blatantly a heavy-duty cosh shaped like a rounders bat with a nice foam grip handle at one end to aid swinging it around with some force. It just had a chunk of metal sticking out the other end at a right angle so it could masquerade as a steering lock and you couldn't be accused by the police of having a weapon in your car.
Kind of like when you smash your hand with a regular hammer setting a nail
@@bryandonatonash5506you want to blindly slam your wrist and fleshy side of your hand down onto a nail at full force? -- knock yourself out 😂
The rest of us will be not smashing our fingers (like children) using a regular hammer 😂
@@thepenultimateninja5797 this.
I’ve spent a lot of time using different hammers, having the accuracy of the end of hammer point is crucial , you can’t hit something with a surface area like the hammer fist , leverage, also the claw can be used sometimes to dig or clean something out in a pinch which the hammer fist can’t do but there might actually be some type of job the hammer fist would be perfect for, every tool can be used some way
thats like making a square wheel and market it as invention to prevent rolling down a hill when you forget to put on the brakes
Hammer fist, also doubles as a self defense weapon. Honestly it seems like it would be more effective as a knuckle duster than an actual tool.
Maybe this is actually a loophole since knuckle weapons are illegal to sell.
Yeah, actually, that might be the real gimmick here. Big loophole.
I like the way you think. 🤫
Yep, my first thought.
An actual hammer is better at that job too.
The fist shaped hammer is incredible. The hammer fist, not so much. You'd think the principle and advantages of the lever was well known by now.
That’s the literal “don’t fix what ain’t broken”
“Re-inventing the wheel” comes to mind too. Let’s make them triangular, lol
I imagine you are not the target demographic for this specific product. I imagine this being useful for your grandmother that is living alone for the first time.
I don't think I want grandma smashing her hand on a nail.
I could imagine this might be useful in very select conditions if the base was flared at the bottom and also had a solid core to add mass. Double the weight.
True but then wouldn’t a simple steel bar work great? A chunk of metal 2” diameter and 5” long.
Yup, I can definitely see it being improved with a few extra guards for the hands and some added weight for better force.
But then some genius is gonna invent a simpler, and lighter-weight design on the end of a short shaft that uses leverage to maximise its lighter weight to create a more concentrated and controlled impact. Maybe he'll call it a 'hammer' or smth, idk 🤷♂️
Ok, and, but bear with me, what if that weight had a short handle so you could fulcrum that weight and it can be moved faster, for a greater impact?
@@masondegaulle5731 Imagine your working a space where you barely have room for your hand let alone a handle.
Having done body work repairs there's been plenty of times where I've had to use weird things as hammers to get a specific place.
Even for a regular hammer you need to swing high to get the force you need.. this is trash and not useful in any situations when you can simply use a heavy rock.
I really appreciate that you took the time and effort to do a full review of and testing of a tool that I'm sure showed it's flaws and failures really quickly.
Rather than trying it out and just dismissing it as crap you gave it a chance, kudos!
I dismissed it out of hand but I appreciated that he showed why it sucked.
You know, I've watched a bunch of this guy's videos in the past, but this is the first time I noticed that he's actually Kenneth the page from 30 rock.
I believe they came out with the Hammer foot, and then Hammer elbow. Then they got it right with the Hammerhead with assorted colors as neon green wasn't a huge hit with most Carpenters. They also guarantee that they will never be stolen.
At first I thought it might make for a good camping tool or glove box tool but it seemed to perform so poorly in most of it's uses that I think it would just end up being more frustrating than anything. It's good that honest reviews like this are out there.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Throw it in your bag when going out camping/hiking/whatever so that you'll have something that sort of works better than nothing if needed.
Camping tool is actually a good idea.
I think that is definitely the niche for something like this. It can do a lot of things better than no tool at all, and it's small enough to toss in your glove box/center console, or just to slide into a camping backpack.
I had it as the glove box tool also.
Only around in case of an emergency.
If your are camping it would be more useful a rock
That review went about as I expected.
No way I could use that without injury.
Might be okay for an emergency kit when space and weight are at a premium, but for anything else it's not going to be worth it.......
I was worried when he gave that thing to kids, it does *not* look safe
@@dvldog_ i rather use metal cup as a hammer than this anyday lol. i am not handyman but this looks flawed so much. I cant believe some people go through to invent such a thing. I would expect inventors to create things that relate to them and their expertise. This is just horrible.
4:03 i love the sfx lmao
I saw the thumbnail and title and my first thought was: "Ah. I would put a nail through my hand so fast with this."
As a carpenter for decades, I'm not the only one who has tried this with a different object. And we quickly realized you can't get the right leverage, but more important the vibration is not picked up by the handle, so you're basically hurting your arm.
To make it even somewhat functional you would have to make it like a Shake Weight
"Make it like a shake weight"
So make it even gayer looking?
Battery on the cordless impact lol
@Down with trudeau lol when I started doing drywall years ago we used hilti impacts and we would call it the hilti hammer😂😂😂😂
@@mytubechanneI im think this should be some kind of invention. Battery pack with a steel plate for smashin stuff. Patent pending lol
@@downwithtrudeau facts my dude
Next, wheel, reinvented. It's perfectly triangular, with an advantage of never slipping in snow or mud, but it does somewhat affect riding comfort negatively.
Then some other genius later on will invent a 5 pointed star shaped wheel to claim "superior traction in snow or mud" due to "more surface area"
You won't ever replace the Hammer, best tool ever, best weapon ever, best thing ever
This is like a jack of all trades type thing.I would buy it for the tri square,ruler and bottle opener but the rest just seem like bonuses.
Having the kids try was good idea because they are (basically) a clean slate for a trial as they've probably never used either items before the test
@Johnny Lee-Hale yeah, they are different, sure, but it still can add useful information. A child and adult have two different views of the world and thus see things very differently. Most children I've met have taught me something at some point and maybe we shouldn't dismiss them so easily in our lives. Kids are great
Same thing I thought. Us adults are all use to the traditional hammer and kids who aren't really use to either can give us a fresh perspective
Plus the kids aren't experienced enough to realize how dangerous this is. When they get hurt, just blame them for not using it properly. Win, win!
The kids generally don't have the hand eye coordination to use a traditional hammer effectively
@@JBG1968 but that was the point, they haven‘t developed the skill with either item so they can give us the most objective perspective on both utensils.
the main problem I can see with that is hanging up a painting on a wall. if you miss the nail with a normal hammer, you get a small circular hole in drywall, however with this you get a fist-sized hole and the flat end of the nail embedded in your hand
That sounds badass. I'll take 2!
Thanks for saving the rest of us some money!
OMG, people are going to LEARN WHY hammers have a HANDLE.
I'm cringing at the thought of someone MISSING that nail, but the nail passes through that person's hand. 😲
This is such a DANGEROUS tool that I just had to speak up and point this out.
I think it can be improved upon. For safety, I'd enlarge the striking area of the hammerfist "head" to have it work a bit like a handguard on a sword, thus reducing the chances of the nail hitting the hand. Maybe thickening that part would also add weight and power to the head
I'd also add a handle for leverage. This could be big money!
I think the striking area should especially be expanded towards back right (back left for left-handed version).
When you pound your fist on something, you do not strike with your curled little finger. You strike with the meat between your wrist and your little finger. So the striking area should be below that.
Yeah a single missed or bad swing is gonna tear your flesh away
@@jesuchristo94 genius
@@jesuchristo94 LMFAO
Imagine this after patching up the defects. It'd look exactly like a regular hammer!
I can see just one or two minor changes:
1 relocate the gripping surface to an extended handle.
2 remove the hex driver component.
End result:
A hammer with an integrated bottle opener.
@@nicholaskehler9169This looks more like a legal knuckle.
What an innovative tool for digit removal!
To be nicer to it, I think it'd be nice for assembling and disassembling furniture, for those cases where the best option is to just smack it with the base of your fist and deal with the pain. First thing I thought of was putting axels onto Pinewood Derby cars, where really all you want is a delicate touch and a regular hammer is annoying to use for those, and other cases where the best option is to smack the object with the nail/fastener/pin/dowel onto a more sturdy surface "delicately". Might also be better on spaces where your using finishing nails rather than structural nails. Mostly situations where the leverage would be a hinderance or the power focusing head of a hammer is a detriment to preventing surface damage.
The "extra tools" pretty much all seem worthless, or at least worth-less than a simpler/smaller/lighter tool for the same job. For example, I can't see a situation where this would be the most convenient thing to use as the "on-hand" bottle opener.
Easy things to improve what it has some redeemable qualities for... on the grip side, a 2.5-3.5" diameter dias to the striking ends on both sides. Scrap the nail remover/bottle opener. Nothing wrong with the square functionality, just doesn't help, but doesn't impact the rest of the tool in any way, it's also the only reason to keep the metal plate on the front at all, as it would be easier to keep that in shape over time with wear and tear than just the rubberized plastic.
I reckon a saw maker had a supply issue with sheet metal during covid and this was the best thing they could come up with just using their handles and the bits of steel they had left.
When swinging a hammer, the closer you hold up the shaft, the more control you get. Further back, the more power
Ok.
sometime people lack row power and would like a little hand from basic physic, others are clumbsy enough to hit a finger of the hand that hold the nail in place and dont want to karate chop a nail head.
@@jeffroymael6969 to swing a 10 to 16 oz hammer takes practice at first. But eventually you get it.
Thanks for the tip.
This tool has one efficient feature, and that is the amount of workman's comp claims that would come out of using it
Yeah, good recipe for finger amputation. Thanks for the review
Interesting idea. I would improve upon it by widening the area of impact by giving it a larger head so it doesn't transer a huge amount of force to the hand. I would also give it additional leverage by increasing the handhold to around the length of a forearm, and let the weight sit on top of the handle instead of under the pinkie. Finally, I would sharpen the edge of the weight to form a flat, wide blade that is capable of applying massive force in a small area, while keeping the back end of the weight roughly tube shaped with a flat end to apply force less destructively.
Hopefully your describing a nice old hammer.
I would improve it by just using a big rock, big rock hard, rock hard hit thing me hit thing with big rock
it's like when Adam Something gives tips on how to improve unnecessary drone cargo delivery systems by turning them into trains
Then you couldn't use the stupid thing in tight spaces!
I would improve it with 🔥
Feels like this is just a way to get around brass knuckle laws more than actually be usefull as a tool
Happy to have you check it out because I would not. Would have liked to have seen you do with finishing now or very small mail like you would use building frames for pictures. Clearly not a framing nail tool but maybe for detail, it would work well. I will not be buying one, but maybe I could use one with The fine woodworking but I never really seen one at the store and would not have picked it up if I did. I am glad you posted the inventor video link. Even after watching it I doubt I would ever need one.
@1:00 i'm just relieved he picked up on this problem that made everyone's brain itch just hearing the name of the product 😅
Man I would be terrified of shredding the side of my hand. Ouch.
I got that same cringe going on.😱😱😱😱
Exactly. Somebody is gonna get extremely hurt.
Cue in the lawsuits.
@@willg8796 Yes someone is going to get hurt, and that person is whoever gets punched with this disguised set of brass knuckles. The hammer functions are just there for plausible deniability.
He gave to little kids to try 😂
A big downside of this, especially with repeated use, is the amount of shock going into your wrist instead of a handle. How did your wrist feel after doing all these tests?
2:26 the vibrations were being felt right in his hand
Can be used as a knuckle duster 🔥
Man, I should have patented that nearby cinderblock I used in 1972 when nobody was looking to drive a nail instead of walking back to the truck.
What an idiot I was!
I think another overlooked problem with the nail puller was that because it was slotted into a recess in the handle, it had a limited depth. anything too long and it would just hit the bottom of the recess.
whereas, with a conventional claw, you can pull a nail whether it's sticking 1/2 inch out of the wood, or 2 inches.
And the hammer can pull it out straighter too. Which is good for us cheapskates who reuse nails!
Ok so I just finished watching the second video you have posted in the comments and It does make more sense now. However I think he should find a way to have either a foldable handle come out from the side or have a collapsible hand that pops out from inside the handle. A tool that's priority is for the elderly could become a tool useful for all.
Would be great for survival situations and bush craft!
I think this was made as a knuckle duster first, with a well thought out alibi lol
I'm certain that's what it is. I have seen similar items disguised as emergency car window breakers, windshield ice scrapers etc.
Yeah, I have one that's a "meat tenderizer, " just in case I'm ever attacked by a gang of steaks.
With a poorly thought alibis.... #FTFY
Exactly!!! Plausible deniability if caught with one of those in the backpocket.
@@stratometal It's not plausible unless you're actually doing terrible DIY work. That's like telling a cop that you carry a mini bat in case you want to play tiny baseball.
As someone who nails pallets as a job with a pneumatic hammer and a normal one, I can't imagine working with that even for a week. Like every day I nail about 200-400 nails and this would be my end, both for my hands and my nerves.
I can't safely say that I've used one of your pallets, but I bet they are well-made.
No nailgun?
@@Jefferson-ly5qe Pneumatic is a nailgun. But most of time I finish longer nails with normal hammer that didn't went through. Electric ones are easy to handle but expensive and don't have that much power in my experience.
@@Poodleinacan I do casual ones which most of the time are 120x80 or smaller and there are reinforced ones that are glued and screwed which means you can do some damage to them without noticing any degradation in functionality and those are very special like 250x140cm
A week? I wouldn't think more than an hour... With a half hour lunch break, a fifteen minute smoke break, and a ten minute coffee break, in that same hour...
So it could be redesigned as a precision mallet with perhaps a tool or two extra put in. Drop the hammer bits, stick with just the gripping handle and mallet parts, maybe on the other end something simple could be added like the bottle opener or an insert to add things like brushes or such.
He really tried to use the normal hammer as limply and slowly as possible during the first test and it was still 5x faster than the hammer fist
5:34 It was really cool how you pulled out the nail and then made it "stand" on the wood with only one motion.
It's so smooth, he definitely does that a lot.
Ya jokin?
that's easy
@@TheDoomer666 55 people would disagree. Then again 50 men built the ship and the village watched it set sail so what ya gonna do
They had to really stretch with the multitool aspect. It's also bright green for night safety!
Hart sells a pocket sized (16pc) multitool that is a minuature hammer. So, even that doesn't spare it
Hammer time
widen the base and up the weight and i think it’ll be more effective at driving nails, could make the base modular to add that width for safety + weight and allow less accuracy to compensate for human error.
I have a slight dispute with the passing comment about 12ish ounces being a disadvantage, working with titanium hammers as a carpenter i do not have any harder time moving nails when compared to a heavier hammer (in fact it helps to save your shoulders and wrists while also allowing you to swing faster and more accurately)
6:16 the hammer fist is so good that you don't even need to touch the nail with it
I remember my Dad teaching me at a young age to tip the nail away slightly when setting it. " The hammer falls in an arc when you swing the arm. So don't set it straight because it will bend, angling off center as you try to drive it in. The nail will drive straightening out as it sinks into the wood." -Dad's explanation.
So I am guessing that the same principle applies to using the HammerFist.
"So I am guessing that the same principle applies to using the HammerFist"
The principle one should apply is "Don't fix what isn't broken". The thing is trash and probably marketed to women who struggle to lift a 16oz tool but still want to hang pictures. If you showed up to a job site with this thing you'd be dogged until your dying day.
To be fair, that's all in technique. I've heard this over and over but whenever I try it I end up with crooked nails.
It also depends on what position you hit the nail in. If the hammer is completely flat it'll go straight, if you hit with the hammer up 2-3 degrees you angle the mail twords you, and if your down 2-3 degrees, angle it away from you
I tend to just hold onto the nail with my off hand using a pair of pliers and that will keep it straight when hammering
Assuming it actually worked this way (it doesn't) you'd just be widening the channel the nail is supposed to sit in and increasing the chances of it failing. You hit the nail straight on and it will go straight in, no trick required if you know what you're doing.
When properly swung both a hammer and hammer fist should have all of their arcing momentum transfered solely to downward force.
With proper form a nail set straight should indeed go in straight.
Who invented this? More importantly how did it make it to production?
I think the greatest concern is that, on the long run, this would heavily damage your wrists, like a karate chop for non-karate fighters.
A great example as to why we put handles on striking tools! Whether an Axe, and Pick, or a Hammer, having the momentum gained from adding a handle makes most jobs much easier, and you're not relying on sole strength.
and you dont shatter tour hand if you miss the nail
My first thought when i saw the thumbnail was "how can that be as good as a hammer if it doesn't have the momentum that a hammer does?" and that thought seems to have been spot on. Using this thing as a hammer is gonna use a lot more force and after repeated use I would expect a lot of forearm, wrist, and hand pain because 100% of the impact is going directly into your hand and arm.
Only if you’re dumb enough to buy and use this piece of garbage….
I think you "hit the nail on the head" when you said it's like a brass knuckles. That's what it's good for.
The hammer is a literal ancient tool that has only servers humanity for most of known history. It’s almost like it is really good at what it does!