2 more whatizzits

[thurlow]

At least one of 'em is legitimate. ;D

Under pine tree in my front yard; porcupine nest maybe?


Close up of one of the eggs......



Picked this up at a salvage yard about 20 years ago, because I was intrigued by it....





If both sides had a hammer, it would probably weigh about 20 #;  the handle is only a little more than an inch, so it wasn't used to hammer with.  Any ideas?

[Radar67]

The first picture looks like chestnuts.

Stew

[beenthere]

Regards



and after being at a blacksmith demo this past weekend, my wild guess is a blacksmith hammer for working hot steel from a forge, maybe plow shares or horse shoes. I'll be interested in what they really are.
A similar shaped 'hammer' was being used to pound out red hot steel into a variety of shapes.

Maybe our resident member Darla would know.

The handle may be a replacement and not to specs.  :

[SwampDonkey]

The eggs look like chestnuts or chinkapins

Try browsing around this site to ID your hammer.

http://www.davistownmuseum.org/TDMtool.htm

[Kcwoodbutcher]

My guess would be a blacksmith  "hammer". You wouldn't actually hammer with it, the handle would be used for one person to hold it in place while another struck the flat face.

[UNCLEBUCK]

Looks like a furry cousin to the black walnut and that post maul is for smashing them ! Its a smasher ?  ???