tool
Sledgehammer
The sledgehammer is a heavy (up to 5 kg) wooden hammer with a long handle
(70-100 cm) for driving posts into the ground, splitting wood, driving a
thick peg into a hole, tamping soil (1), etc. The sledgehammer can be made
of a rough piece of wood or be fitted with a metal strap. It is made from a
knotty piece if possible. See also the slaugther hammer. [MOT] (1) Eg. DE
MAS: 382. See also the soil tamper