I felt pretty silly spending so much on a wooden hammer... until the moment I removed it from it's package. Then I felt like Thor, and wondered what all needed hammering around the shop, the house, my employer, etc... A couple years into ownership, and I still love mine. Holds up like a champ. I don't drive chisels with it as much as I thought I would, but as a general non-marring persuader, I find I use it all the time. Knocking things together, knocking things apart. When I need to get a tight Domino out of a slot, I grab it with a pair of channel locks and give a few taps to the panel or part with the hammer, and it pops right out without prying or marring. No regrets!
