Deadblow Fretting Hammer

I have been pleased with the 3rd deadblow hammer I ordered. The first one I ordered/returned the "T" was dramatically off square. They did send me a new one after messing up the return order. The second one's brass face came loose after some relatively light tapping on my vise anvil to wear in the corners a bit more. I love how the hammer seats frets! But I'm afraid to even moderately whack anything that's not a fret. I do understand it's a "fret" hammer, but jeez why so delicate. There are 12oz models for auto dent work, I bet the face doesn't come loose on those. But I do like the hammer even after all that.

Love it.

Indispensable in any bench. Recomended.

It works as advetised however it's not made of magic... it's still a hammer so there is a small amount of blowback but significantly better than the traditional fret hammer. I was surprised that the non brass side had no plastic tip but when I used the the non brass side on this hammer it worked just fine and left no fret dents in the plastic. A great buy!

Works as expected

Good size and feel. Works as expected.

The older Stew-Mac hammer was a nice tool. This one is far superior! I tend to favor hammering frets, over other methods, and this new hammer works very well. I just did a couple of new banjo necks and am very pleased with the results and ease of use. Wear your ear plugs - always a good idea.

Easy to use and wore ear plugs to ease the sound of my hammering across the frets to seat everything. Didn't damage fret wire or mark it, I like!

Well constructed and very effective for fretting.

Well made, feels right as far as the balance is concerned, works a treat with no discernible damage to the fret tops. A recommended buy.