[devodave]

Ok, vernacular is confusing. When I referred to “sledge hammer”, I was referring to a short handled striking tool with an approximate 2 lb head, also know as a drill hammer or an engineers hammer. What you know as a “sledge hammer”, I have always referred to it as a maul, a long handled tool with an 8-lb to 10-lb head. This is different than a splitting maul, used to split wood. These are how I learned from my dad and I am sure that’s what he learned from my grandfather.

You’d have to trust 2 to 3 guys swinging Lind handled tools while you were holding the steel!