Estwing green handle - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

eddieapoc · 03-01-2009, 10:26 PM

I have an estwing green handle 20 oz rip hammer that was my grandfathers. I've never seen a green handle estwing before. Mostly just blue mixed with the occasional old leather style mixed in. This handle is the old nylon style but like I said its green, also its one of the only hammers that I've seen that doesn't have any safety glasses warning on it.

Just wondering how old this hammer was. Did they only make green handles for a couple of years?

dkillianjr · 03-01-2009, 11:53 PM

My dad still has his old 28oz eswing from when he was a framer back in the day. The handle on it is real dark green. I wonder if the blue just fades or if they were really green? How dark of a green is your grandfathers?

Dave

eddieapoc · 03-02-2009, 12:22 AM

Its pretty green. Green enough that I'm pretty sure it has always been green.

Chris Johnson · 03-02-2009, 12:25 AM

There just faded, I have half a dozen from over the years. Start out dark blue, fairly good grip, as time goes on, the sun fades them, the grips become smooth and sometimes slippery.

eddieapoc · 03-02-2009, 01:08 AM

Thats crazy. I would have swore that it was green. It is quite smooth though so. Thanks.