Product Details
California™ 23 oz. Wood Handle Milled Face Straight Claw Framing Hammer by Vaughan®. This innovative tool will help you get the job done quickly and more efficiently. Made in conformance to the highest industry standards, it features functional and user-friendly design. In addition, the tool is rigorously tested to offer you maximum safety and outrageous quality. Distinguished by exceptional value and solid workmanship, it will serve you faithfully year in and year out.
Specifications
Claw Style: Straight |
Face Style: Milled |
Handle Type: Curved |
Hanle Material: Wood |
Head Material: Steel |
Head Weight: 23 oz. |
Overall Length: 18-3/8" |
Features
- The smoothly swept claws were borrowed from our "999" Rip Hammer, and the extra large striking face, hatchet eye and sturdy handle are a heritage of our Rigbuilder's Hatchet
- The hatchet style handle is best grade, second growth hickory
- To provide extra strength, the handle has a large cross section where it joins the fully polished head
- Rust-resistant powder coat finish
- Made in USA
The company that is today Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co., was founded in Peoria, Illinois by Alexander Vaughan. It began as a plumbing business, which in those days consisted of digging wells and piping water into the kitchens of the local citizenry. Alexander's business prospered, but the inventive, 18-year old blacksmith had his eye on bigger things.
The split-rail fencing of farmland was beginning to be replaced by steel posts and wire. Alexander had an idea for improving the design of the augers used for digging post holes. He turned idea into reality, and believing that Chicago would outstrip Peoria as a business center, moved to the Windy City. He set up a blacksmith shop in a room behind a hardware store owned by Sidney Bushnell.