Vaughn S2 Hammer

November 25, 2007 by David.

ATOMdesign was asked by Vaughan & Bushnell to re-imagine the classic hammer and the S2 is what they came up with.

ATOMdesign didn’t take the challenge lightly. They not only delivered a revolutionary new hammer design but secured a U.S. utility Patent with 27 claims! The Split-Head hammer offers many new features never seen before in the industry such as integrated overstrike plates, modular head construction, and elastomeric shockgaskets just to name a few.

The 18″ and 18 oz S2 hammer has a hickory handle and includes popular features on other Vaughan hammers, such as precision balance and a Headstart® Magnetic Nail Holder.

The S2 was deemed aesthetic 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.

Testers say this beast can drive a nail with just two strikes. Personally, that doesn’t seem anything new to me. Back in my 20’s working on a framing crew, that’s what every framer was doing who was worth his salt (In fact, it was driving a nail with ONE strike that made a realframer). Then again, we all used Vaughn hammers - just not such a spiffy design. …still, don’t put up any money betting against a nail gun.

I’m going to have to add this to my hammer collection, which includes two Stiletto titanium head hammers, one with an aluminum handle (which is anything but shock absorbing but tougher then hell). Dang fun stuff, say I.

The Vaughn S2 is available at Amazon and other outlets.

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