Estwing E30 Pointed-Tip Rock Pick
We tend to associate certain tools with familiar professions. For medical professionals, it's a stethoscope; for lawyers it's a briefcase. Ever seen a coach without a stopwatch and clipboard, or an engineer without a pocket protector? Well, I'm a geologist: I carry a rock hammer.
The hammer that lives at my house is a favorite of my fellow geologists. It’s the 22-ounce
Estwing pointed-tip rock pick, clad in t classic leather handle (they call it the
E30). This is my second with this design. My first, I bought before Estwing sold a hammer with a rubber handle. It’s probably still at the base of a limestone cliff in southeastern Arizona. If it weren’t I'd probably still have that first hammer almost fifty years after I paid about $12 for it. They're that dependable...
