with apologies to Ogden Nash...
How could a hammer get to this state? I suspect the broken handle prevented further damage.
Maybe it was (mis)used as a wood-splitting wedge? It looks a bit charred; that could have happened during it's life or afterward.
I’ve heard about people who could mess up an anvil with a rubber hammer but this is a new level of tool abuse.
Yep, looks like a maul (as Dave said first).
Clearly you have not seen what a rural WI farmer is capable of he only has one hammer.
In Russia, everyone has only one hammer! Exactly like this one!🤪👹
The handle isn't actually charred, it's oil-soaked. I don't know the history of this unfortunate tool, but I think it has had its day, I can send it for recycling.
A new head and a new handle and it's as good as new.Don in Oregon
Maybe it was (mis)used as a wood-splitting wedge? It looks a bit charred; that could have happened during it's life or afterward.
ReplyDeleteI’ve heard about people who could mess up an anvil with a rubber hammer but this is a new level of tool abuse.
ReplyDeleteYep, looks like a maul (as Dave said first).
ReplyDeleteClearly you have not seen what a rural WI farmer is capable of he only has one hammer.
ReplyDeleteIn Russia, everyone has only one hammer! Exactly like this one!🤪👹
DeleteThe handle isn't actually charred, it's oil-soaked. I don't know the history of this unfortunate tool, but I think it has had its day, I can send it for recycling.
ReplyDeleteA new head and a new handle and it's as good as new.
ReplyDeleteDon in Oregon