Vaughan's 23 oz. California Framer combines features of two of our most popular tools into a rugged, heavy construction hammer. The smoothly swept claws were borrowed from our 999 rip hammer and the extra large milled striking face, are a heritage of our rig builder's hatchet. The hatchet style straight 17 inch handle is American best hickory and has a large cross section where it joins the fully polished head.