Just when we were thinking the hammer had already been perfected, ATOMdesign steps in with this S2 Hammer, designed with a split head that reduces the shock to the hands and arms of the poor sucker who has to bang on stuff with it all day long. He-man hammer beta testers say this beast can drive a nail to the hilt with just two strikes, approaching nail-gun territory. Despite all of its high-tech design goodness, this mofo hammer’s creators decided to stick with the carpenter-favorite hickory handle.
Designed for tool purveyor Vaughn & Bushnell, the S2 was deemed pretty and practical enough to win a Best of Category award in International Design Magazine’s 53rd annual Product Design Competition. It also snagged a Bronze Award in the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) sponsored by BusinessWeek (see some of the other award winners here).
https://gizmodo.com/businessweek-idsa-idea-2007-awards-gallery-282198
This is one serious-looking hammer, and while it probably can drive a nail in with two hits, were worried about what it’s going to do to our thumbs when we miss. Ouch. We’ll stick with a nail gun, which can drive dozens of nails in just a few seconds. [ATOMdesign]
