ROCKFORD — Estwing Manufacturing Co. — the maker of hammers, axes and pry bars among other striking tools — is planning a $10 million expansion of its Eighth Street facility that would keep 296 ...

Estwing was founded by Swedish immigrant Ernest O. Estwing nearly a century a go. Ernest had a talent for forging hammers from one solid piece of hardened steel and the rest as they say is history.

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ROCKFORD (WREX) — A manufacturing company in Rockford is temporarily closing its doors due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Estwing Manufacturing Company announced they'll be closed through Monday, April ...

ROCKFORD — Norman Estwing lived his life a lot like the tools he made for a living. The former president and CEO of Rockford-based Estwing Manufacturing Co. was reliable, strong and committed to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three Louisville residents were honored on Monday for their decades of services in the hardware industry. The Estwing Golden Hammer award recognizes people who have dedicated over 50 ...

I was sent this Estwing Axe a few years ago by a subscriber and recently uncovered it while moving some stuff about. I usuals do upgrades but this time I decided to try and restore its It looks like ...