Claw: This is the most common type of hammer ... With a titanium hammer, you’re getting the size and length of a large steel hammer, at about 2⁄3 the weight. It might sound negligible ...

It’s the same design most manufacturers use today. A claw hammer head is usually made of forged steel, although titanium heads are available. The face, shaped into a circular anvil about an inch ...

steel head is lighter than most non-titanium ... These tools are longer than general-purpose claw hammers, and provide the leverage to drive larger nails into lumber with minimal effort.

It actually hurts to admit this, because I feel like I’m betraying my trusty 20-ounce Estwing rip-claw ... steel, which gives it a variety of advantages, though as with all titanium hammers ...