(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best sledgehammers

Blacksmiths hammer

One technique tends to catch and release the sound. The other technique tends to crush it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F4YLRY/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499563400&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=blacksmith+hammer+Stanley&dpPl=1&dpID=31LI5MJkWAL&ref=plSrch

This is what I bought for my field class. Never let me down.

That's not a sledgehammer, that the Persuader! It's the middle step between the Requester and the Coercer.

Amateur...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000LDHTVO/

If you buy it, this is a great add on https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-394968-Fibreglass-Sledge-Hammer/dp/B000LFXD1W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sledge+hammer&qid=1562895360&s=gateway&sr=8-1 .

we should send him this, spraypainted gold: http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-3103-3-lb-Sledge-Hammer/dp/B000NQ4OT4/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1418404307&sr=8-9&keywords=sledge+hammer

https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-25202-Ball-Joint-Separator/dp/B000CMJHCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467028419&sr=8-2&keywords=ball+joint+separator

https://www.amazon.com/Truper-30923-20-Pound-Hickory-36-Inch/dp/B0026KM3BG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1467028453&sr=8-5&keywords=sledge+hammer

http://www.amazon.com/Truper-30923-20-Pound-Hickory-36-Inch/dp/B0026KM3BG

I leave you this and your imagination. :D

Try one of these babies! I bought one a couple of years ago to use as a wrist exerciser. As destructive as it is beautiful.

https://www.amazon.ca/Estwing-B3-3LB-Drilling-Hammer-Handle/dp/B00002N5NI

There is genuine needs for $300 hammers, especially of the non-sparking non-magnetic type, you don't want to create sparks around all the explosives they work with.

http://www.amazon.com/Ampco-Safety-Tools-H-73FG-Non-Sparking/dp/B000WTM15Q/ref=sr_1_11?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1454116376&sr=1-11&keywords=Beryllium+hammer

Whoops, I forgot to read.

Judging by this example, the head is 12 lb with dimensions 2.2" x 2.2" x 7". That's about .35 lb per cubic inch.

So if the head of the Doomhammer was made of the same material (and maybe it's not the best example to use), it would weigh about 250 lbs. Jeez! Not bad for a 1H Mace.

I never understood how people lost tools so frequently until I left a mallet, long flathead screwdriver and a 15mm socket over three visits to the pull-a-part yard. At least it'll make someone else's day. I really like that hide mallet, too.

Edit: I get them for free at work and just realized how expensive they are. Holy shit.

I Use one of these guys with a chisel and it works great for me, although I wish my particular chisel was finer at the tip

And deer fly are the worst! Those buggers are somehow fast and nimble enough to follow you through dense bush all damn day!

Seriously take a small sledge hammer to a field, and throw it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I33UEAC/ref=twister_B00P0YULH8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

You will 100% feel it get heavy, and it will probably force you to brace when you throw it.

That's so cool, I hope I can learn to do that one day. How did you learn to do that and what tools did you use? Know of any good video tutorials or youtube channels to learn from? I'm still trying to find a cheap hammer and a metal block to hammer on (steel billet? Railroad track?). I have no idea what I would learn to make though.

This is a 2lb but there's 4lbs also so I might just have to go to Lowes and handle some - https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-56-003-FatMax-AntiVibe-Blacksmith/dp/B000F4YLRY/

Honestly, a claw hammer is the wrong tool for the job, so both sides are the wrong side. The hammer side would be okay, but the claw really serves no meaningful purpose for face caving, and could lead to potentially dangerous situations if your backswing is a bit wild. I'd highly recommend the Estwing 40oz Blacksmith's Hammer. At 40oz, it's heavier than most claw hammers (Most claws are 16-20oz), plus the blunted back makes accidents less likely. And not only that, but with a 14" handle you get plenty of leverage.

Shit, that's what I've been doing wrong?

I've been using this and this all this time.


This looks much easier (and lighter to boot).

> sometimes locking up deadbolts for businesses

FYI, picking a lock runs the risk of damaging it. You could split a pin or jam the lock, leaving it stuck in whatever position it's currently in.

I'd look at an electric lock pick for speed and ease. Not that complicated to use, but pretty loud. Good ones run ~$150. A bit larger, so easier to carry in a duty bag.

Unless you've got a coordinated tactical entry, trying to pick a lock during entry sounds like a great way to get dead. You're stuck in a fatal funnel. It could take 5 seconds to pick, or you might just give up after 10 minutes. A door kick will always take 10 seconds.

I don't know where you work, what kind of threat level you deal with, or what kind of calls you deal with.

Look up some videos of electric lock picks, they're pretty fast. But a sledge hammer is $31 on Amazon and the batteries won't die at the worst possible moment.

Define "easy to break material."

Modern construction techniques use drywall (gypsum board) for the interior walls--which can be easily smashed with a hammer or if you hit it with your fist hard enough. (Though you'll bruise your fist.) The interior of the wall is often a soft insulation material in bats held between 2x4 wood studs which are hard to break, but can definitely be smashed by your car or with a very heavy sledge hammer.

The exterior is often plywood (for rigidity) covered with a thin plastic-like substance (a moisture barrier) then covered in some sort of outer cladding: a brick facade, or siding material, or stucco--a sort of sandy cement that is sprayed onto the exterior of the house. All of this can be smashed by a guy with a sledge hammer and some effort.

It's rare to see houses made of cement or cement block, or entirely of bricks.

Though note those things can be broken as well. And the reason why you don't see cement or cement block used in the United States is because while they're harder to smash, they are also brittle--meaning one crack and (unless you used a flexible rebar while assembling the wall or material) the whole thing is fucked.

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As to fences it depends where you are in the country. In California, it was rare to see property not surrounded by fences. (It's hard for me to imagine a subdivision without fences around the back yard.)

Here in North Carolina--it depends on where you are. Where I live, there are no fences. (That took some getting used to, by the way.) But then I live on a wooded 2 acre lot where trees block the view between houses. And a fence is only required if you have a swimming pool.

Worse, because we're surrounded by trees (which are falling all. the. god. damned. time), it's just a matter of time before you have to go out and fix a fence because a tree fell on it. (Where we live, there is a clear grass buffer zone between our house and the trees, so if a tree falls near our house it won't reach it.)

Man I'm getting sick of these disingenuous cunts and their mental gymnastics.

Riddle me this:

What is This? It's a hammer. What is a hammer? It's a tool that you hit things with. Take this hammer and hit a person with it, what is the hammer now? A Weapon. What's the legal term for hitting someone with a hammer? Assault.

Hammers are literally "Assault weapons." We should ban them.


See how fucking retarded this is?