Sledgehammer
A 20 lb and a 10 lb sledgehammer
Other names	Sledge Hammer
Classification	Hand tool
Used with	Wedge
Related	War hammer Maul

A sledgehammer is a tool that consists of a large, flat head attached to a lever (or handle). A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other The head is typically made of metal. The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across The sledgehammer can apply more impulse than other hammers due to its large size. In Classical mechanics, an impulse is defined as the Integral of a Force with respect to Time: \mathbf{I} = \int \mathbf{F}\ Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area. A mallet is a type of hammer with a head made of softer materials than the Steel normally used in hammerheads so as to avoid damaging a delicate surface This is in contrast to other types of hammer, which concentrate force in a relatively small area. A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object The most common uses are for driving nails fitting parts and breaking up objects

A sledgehammer.

Uses

The handle is typically half a meter to a full meter long; the head mass is usually one to three kilograms. Sledgehammers usually require two hands and a swinging motion involving the entire torso, in contrast to smaller hammers used for driving in nails. Torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human from which extend the neck and limbs A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object The most common uses are for driving nails fitting parts and breaking up objects In Engineering, Woodworking and Construction, a nail is a pin -shaped sharp object of hard Metal, typically Steel, The combination of a long swinging range and heavy head increase the force of the resulting impact.

Sledgehammers are often used in construction work for breaking through drywall or masonry walls. In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure For the musical group "Drywall" see Drywall (musical project Drywall is a common manufactured Building material Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar, and the term "masonry" can also refer to the units themselves A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area Sledgehammers are also used when substantial force is necessary to dislodge a stuck object (often in farm or oilfield work). A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock An oil field is a region with an abundance of Oil wells extracting Petroleum (crude oil from below ground Another common use is for driving fence posts into the ground.

Another iconic use of sledgehammers is for driving railroad spikes into the ground during rail construction. When the two ends of the Union Pacific railroad were joined at Promontory, Utah, Leland Stanford hammered a Golden Spike into a tie with a silver hammer. Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, centered approximately at, at an Elevation of 1494 meters (4902 Amasa Leland Stanford ( March 9, 1824 June 21, 1893) was an American Tycoon, Politician and founder of A " golden spike " was the last ceremonial spike driven specifically to mark the completion of a railroad line

A straight pane sledge hammer from an 1899 American book on blacksmithing

In the United States, 10- and 20-pound sledgehammers are common. A 20-pound sledgehammer can break an unreinforced 8-inch concrete wall.

Sledgehammers are also used in professional wrestling especially in WWE as WWE Superstar Triple H often uses a sledgehammer as his signature weapon. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Maul (hammer)

A maul is a heavy hammer, typically with a long handle and an oversized wooden head. The term can also be used to refer to a sledgehammer with a short handle. ^[1]

References

1. ^ Karen, Reed The Complete Idiot's Guide to Woodworking ISBN 0028632370 pg. 53.

External links

• The Sledgehammer: How It Works, a humorous essay by Steve Martin