Respect the hand that beats you
The Starlingear Corporation Hammer is a piece that's hard-hitting in humor, design, and purpose alike. This stylish tool flew straight to Russia from Blade Show 2019 — Maria Stalina acquired it directly at the Starlingear booth. There aren't many Starlingear hammers in the world, and even fewer with an inscription on the face.
Despite its destructive power, the hammer is not classified as a weapon. Though back in the Middle Ages, knights swung them left and right, smashing enemy armor to pieces. The tool was also held in high regard by the Vikings — and their god Thor was so obsessed with his hammer that he addressed it by name — Mjölnir.
But Rick Maverick draws inspiration from a different source — the proletarian, hard-working carpenter's hammer. Rick crafted the handle from hickory — American walnut. The material is strong and resilient, with excellent shock absorption, which is why Americans use it for drumsticks, axe handles, and hammer hafts.
The head is cast from copper. If you think that's impractical — think again. Copper doesn't spark, so copper hammers are used in explosive environments. For instance, if a valve gets stuck on your very own oil rig — a Starlingear hammer might just save you from bankruptcy.
Of course, Rick Maverick couldn't leave out his favorite character — the grinning, squinting skull. The cheerful deadhead winks at its owner from the wedge on the head's side. The master adorned both cheeks of the hammer with the imposing Starlingear emblem — a gear with the letter "S." And then he decided to have some fun, etching in gothic lettering across the face: "Respect the hand that beats you." The inscription parodies the famous English saying — only in the original, the hand feeds, not beats.
Rick is quite the joker — a serious bore would never have thought up a custom hammer. The tool is handcrafted in Maverick's California workshop. All the "ornamentation" is polished to a mirror shine, while the main background is muted with patination.
The Starlingear Corporation Hammer is a weighty (1 kg) handmade artifact. You can smash boards with it, break down walls — or hang it in your office just to make your competitors jealous.
