Sledgehammer
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A sledgehammer or sledge is a tool with a flat, massive, often metal head, attached to a long wooden or solid handle. Its long handle and heavy head allow the sledgehammer to pick up momentum during a
20-pound (9.1 kg) and 10-pound (4.5 kg) sledgehammers
A straight peen sledge hammer from an 1899 American book on blacksmithing
Spike maul used for driving railroad spikes during track construction
Mallet
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A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.
Sledgehammer
…heavy head allow the sledgehammer to pick up momentum during a swing and apply a large force compared to hammers designed to drive nails. Along with the mallet, it can distribute force over a wide area. This is in contrast to other types of hammers, which concentrate force in a relatively small area. The word…
Rubber mallets
A wooden mallet
Rawhide mallet
Stonemason's mallets of plastic, wood and steel