caotropheus Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Got this at the scrap yard, weighs 4 kg. It is similar to this http://www.ferramentasacm.com/viewprod.php?pid=14 made in Portugal and it is designated as "wedge sledge hammer" If it is a sledge hammer, how was it used? as a hot cut? was it used for blacksmithing even? can I adapt it for use in blacksmithing? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It may have been a splitting wedge, but if you dress it (smith the face) and put a 1 -2" radius on the pein it should make a fine 8# strait pein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 You can see more pictures of this tool in this thread, post #24. I used it to keep a stake anvil standing. '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Looks like possibly a maul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It's a cold cut. Included angle would be about 60º for cutting mild steel. Temper to full blue after hardening the business end. It is a tool of "indirect percussion," as the archeologists would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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