SLEDGE HAMMER-150oz

Key Features  

• Heavy Head: The head is typically made of hardened steel and can weigh anywhere from 2 to over 20 pounds.  

• Short Handle: It features a short handle, usually made of wood (hickory) or fiberglass, which allows the user to generate significant momentum and striking force by swinging it with one hand.  

• Design: The large, flat, or slightly rounded striking faces are designed to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.   

Common Uses  

• Demolition: Breaking up concrete, stone, masonry walls, and other structures.  

• Driving Stakes: Pounding large wooden fence posts or metal stakes into the ground.  

• Blacksmithing: Used by blacksmiths to shape heavy sections of iron.  

• General Construction: Dislodging firmly stuck items or straightening bent metal