Brawny
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
I’ve been in the auto body industry for 35+ years. Needless to say my hands are starting to hurt. This little hammer takes the place of installing parts by hitting with my hands. Great for painted bumper assembly. Hasn’t scratched any paint yet. I keep it in a plastic bag to keep it clean. If this one wears out I will definitely buy another. You won’t be disappointed.
George
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022
interesting concept, i am just unsure of the proper application, particularly in light of the rather considerable price.. it's certainly non-marring, but a bit too light for woodworking, for example. i am sure others will have niche use for it. oh well, at least it looks cool on my hammer rack....
Michael Dube
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2021
Céramique y a pas meilleur maillet que le 20 oz
Lukester
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2017
Great little hammer. I use it often for reassembling automotive interior trim panels in the shop. Never leaves a mark on any of them, and saves the abuse of using my hands to beat the panels into place. Would highly recommend for anybody who does a lot of automotive interior work.
Don
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2017
Works as advertised. Used for putting together joints for woodworking. The Picture is a little deceiving though making the mallets looks much bigger then they are. The head of the small mallet head is roughly 2.75"long by 1.5" width and 1.5" high
R. Pollard
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2017
I have the 12oz (medium) hammer and absolutely love it! I use it regularly in my custom woodworking shop while performing glue-ups and general assembly of wood parts. It has proven to be highly durable and has never left a mark- which is vital for my use of it.
trebor mint
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2016
good item just what my son asked for
PatentGrinder
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016
If your a woodworker an looking for something to urge dovetails together and other assembly tasks this is perfect. Much better than a traditional "hard" dead blow mallet. There is a bit more bounce than a traditional dead blow , but it truly does prevent ANY wood damage, even if you wail away much harder than you really should be doing. You can even hit irregular surfaces. It conforms to the surface on impact and does not seem to cause any harm. Pretty amazing.
GetReal2010
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2015
I thought about giving this tool 4 stars because it is so soft, but that would be wrong because it is awesome at protecting your product. Be advised it is REALLY soft, almost gushy and I can really wind up and wail on the furniture pieces I make and install without ever a hint of damage. Of the three choices, I purchased the heaviest mallet which for me was perfect. If anything, it may be too light and I have to resort to another of my dead blow mallets to persuade more difficult pieces in place. All in all, an excellent tool in my arsenal and a must-have for fine furniture assembly.
Timothy V. Turpen
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
Bought two hammers, the small and mid sized. They are the best SOFT hammers I have ever used. They were advertised in some woodworking magizines, but I had a difficult time finding out where to purchase them. Finally located them in AMAZON. They are VERY SOFT and not too light. When assembling wood projects they are the best there is! Have used wooden and other soft nose hammers and they have left dents even with light blows....THESE DO NOT!! I could strike soft wood with a very heavy blow and it might break the board but will not leave a DENT! These hammers are intended for finish work not heavy construction or masonry. They will work very well for sheet metal and auto wheel covers/ hub caps.
Mark A. Roman
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2012
This is a great deadblow mallet. I bought it for use in assembling cabinets for a face-frame cabinet project. The size of the head and density of it makes for solid assured persuasion of the subject parts, with virtually no bounce. I particularly like it as an alternative to a rubber mallet, which is a little hard for the finished wood parts, and as an alternative to denser car-style deadblow hammers, which still present a risk of denting since the heads are smaller than this one. If you have seen Sorbothane shoe inserts, then you know the feel of this kind of material. It is dense and a little softer than rubber, but with terrific damping.I imagine this would be useful in the glass shop as well. I know someone who works with stained glass that can give some feedback for that application.
RandomOne
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2009
I use this Sorbothane mallet for so more things than I ever thought. I initially got the mallet to assist with installing some kitchen cabinetry. Fast forward the mallet has now become a staple in my tool box for example the other day I was hanging a mirror using sort of a channel bracket and needed to "tap" the mirror into place, well any other hammer would have nicked up the frame or worse broke the mirror, not this mallet worked like a charm (although you could still probably break the mirror with it). Basically this un-expecting mallet has proven to be a very useful little tool