Vaughan steel eagle hammers are forged entirely of high quality american made high carbon steel they have all the toughness and durability you would expect in a solid steel hammer yet theres none of the iritating vibration you would normally get the unique shock blok hickory and rubber plug in the head acts as a shock absorber and removes vibration before it travels down the shaft to the handle the hammer is well balanced with excellent head to handle distribution it has a high quality leather