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Description
A tool comprising an iron piece with a
square flat punch and a peak on its
other end with a central eye for a
wooden handle.
Size
Handle 75 cm, iron piece 34 cm long
and cross section 5.5 cm on the sale.
Approximate weight
9 kg, in some cases larger.
Materials of the parts
Wooden handle (normally wild olive,
Olea europaea) and a steeled iron
hammer head.
Use
Mainly used to break up stones,
although worn tools can also be used
to hit the wedges.
Ways of using it
It is used with both hands for large
stones. The punch is used to strike
hard the breaking points of the stones
and the peak for splitting the cracks.