My father was a carpenter. He was never far from his hammer. I was told, though I don’t remember, I called them whammers.

As I grew older I realized there are different types and many different sizes. The 3 major types are claw, ball peen and sledge. They come in sizes from around 10 ounces to about 4 pounds.

Now, just why did I say this? Well, it seems Old Joe simply has no clue about hammer selection. It seems when the enemy uses a 28 oz hammer on our armed forces, instead of using a 2 lb sledge in response, he decided on a 16 oz hammer in return.

Just about everyone knows, the wars are much shorter when you don’t return tit for tat. That’s what the big whammers are for; to allow you to do the job much faster while making less noise.