Dan, I used to use a 16-pound hammer to split cord wood when I was a kid. The really hard part is that you have to swing with one hand. I used splitting wedges with rods screwed into the side of the wedge so I could tell where to swing by holding the rod. I doubt I could swing one of those against a verticle wall very effectively.
I think you could fairly easily attach something to your chizel to give you the right orientation, and also to keep you from the possibility of smashing your hand if you miss with a swing. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- From: "Dan Rossi"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 7/24/06 12:16:11 PM To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My aching shoulders. A twelve pound sledge? WOW! I could do some serious damage to my knuckles with that! My arm might also fall off after using it for ten minutes. I'm built for speed not power. *GRIN* I can walk up hill with a fifty pound pack on my back for hours, But I don't think I'd last all that long swinging a twelve pound hammer. SHEESH! wouldn't want to meet up with you in a dark ally. *GRIN* Later. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
