Re: Re: Lump Hammer. WasCracked Timing Cover

[Patton Dickson <kpdii@mindspring.com>]

At 6/23/99 7:29:00 AM, you wrote:

>>I give up.  What's a lump hammer?
>

>Haynes does not list L.H. so.......
>Lump Hammer             Verbose desc." A useful, heavy,
>                                  short-wooden-handled piece of iron,
>                                  with equal square faces, used for
>                                  hitting obstinate items,  which have
>                                  otherwise refused to move."
>                                  Your term??

Some call it a B. F. H. To translate, think B=Big and the H=Hammer
:)

I think I learned this term from Frank...

Patton

PS Isn't a "maul" a correct term for this also