This week I received a very special Christmas gift - the DIY DOLLY Diamonte Hammer.
Now as cute as this little hammer is, I happen to know that for serious hammering business you can’t go past the Maxi-Strike (with the curved neck). I was just researching a short story on the Maxi-Strike - developed by Australian Jake Tyson - when I came across this. I couldn’t resist.
More on Jake another time, but here’s the very short story, as heard on ABC radio in March 2005:
As an 18-year-old apprentice carpenter, Jake Tyson didn’t think his hammer was up to scratch. It didn’t hit nails on the head properly and the shock of the blow reverberated uncomfortably up his arm. Finding no other option in the market place, Jake started playing around with different design ideas for a better hammer. Compensation from a motorbike accident when he was 21 gave him the money to start making prototypes and fund international patents for his new hammer - the Maxi-Strike.
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fred 04.24.09 at 7:03 am
Handsome Handyman Jake Tyson of Redback tools is look for Miss DIY. Just create a short video explaining why you’d be the perfect Miss DIY and you could win a trip to Australia. Visit http://jaketysonsredbacktools.ning.com/ for details.
[From Amanda: Hi there Fred; yep you're right, Jake is. However most of my readers - not all of course - are Australian and in Australia so maybe that trip isn't much of an incentive! But I do love Redback's hammer though...]