Whoa! I thought $300 hammers were only available to the Military!

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How and why? Is this any different than an improperly sharpened twist drill? Is there different geometry/whatever at play?...

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Nice! Both the table and the train set up!

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I have the 5" version of what appears to be the identical vice, but from Busy Bee in Canada. I'm happy with it. Rather than hand cranking, I use...

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$300 ?? I'm Rich! Rich! Bwahaha!

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This is great! By once again fearlessly exposing my ignorance I have learned something new! But for the limited amount of hammering I do these days I...

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Actually, this raises another question. Were those notorious $300 to the military hammers actually Ti? If so then they didn't overpay!?

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So an Aluminum hammer with a hardened face somehow bonded on, might be even better?...

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Of course it's an expensive metal, and I can see using it where its particular properties are required, say, in a spacecraft. A hammer is essentially...

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On sale for only #279.99 Canadian! Regular $330.99!

https://www.kmstools.com/-stiletto-1...-hammer-173505
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I think it was in "The Impractical Woodworker", that the author mentions a design school somewhere in Scandinavia. The first thing the students...