Sledgehammer

Sledgehammers, or sledges, were heavy, practical hammers commonly used as tools in the Realms.
==Description==
Sledges were large, heavy, well-balanced hammers.
==Usage==
Sledgehammers were widely used in construction and masonry.
Sledges were used with wedges to split wood. Cording mallets were a one-piece version of a sledge and wedge that used an axe-like head for chopping wood.
Striker's sledges were used in blacksmithing for hammering metal during heavy forging.
Sledgehammers could be used as melee weapons, but they were too slow and cumbersome to be practical in anything but an emergency. The maul was a martial-focused version used for breaking through heavy armor. Tomb tappers used sledges as their primary tool and weapon, and were strong and large enough to use them effectively.
==History==
Ondeth Obarskyr's iconic sledge was placed with his body on his funeral pyre in the . The scorched metal head of that sledgehammer was later kept in storage among other Cormyrean treasures.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Cording mallet
* Hammer
* Mallet
* Maul
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Anvil and sledge DDO.jpg|A sledge and anvil.
Light Hammer 2-BG3.png|A blacksmith's heavy forging hammer.
Strikers Sledge.png|A blacksmith's striking sledge.
Master Strikers Sledge.png|A fancier striker's sledge.
Encyclopedia Display of Hammers (1).png|A selection of hammer-like tools, with a sledgehammer second from the left.
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===References===
Category:Weapons
Category:Melee weapons
Category:Hammers
Category:Items
Category:Tools
Category:Metal items
Category:Metalworking tools
Category:Stoneworking tools
Category:Construction equipment
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril