Wilton B.A.S.H 36" Sledge Hammer, 20 Lb Head (22036)

I just bump into this and I tell myself when the price is right, buy it and use it as decoration. This is one bad boy and it is meant for bad boy, if you are sweet and gentle please keep clear

UPDATE 7/21/20: I've had this for over a year now and still love it. I've busted up a lot of rock with it, and have had no issues with the head coming loose. In fact, I don't see any real evidence of the head deforming either (the head on my 16 pound hammer has noticeably deformed over time). Worth the money in my opinion. Original review: I'd been using a 16 lb. sledge for many years to bust up the occasional rock on our property. This year I'm clearing an area for a shed, and decided to get something a little bigger to (hopefully) break things up a little faster and with fewer hits. I was surprised at first that there aren't really that many options for a 20 lb. sledge. I first purchased one of the same brand as the 16 lb. hammer I have, and had the head came loose on both the original and the replacement. That surprised me because I thought I'd paid enough to get a reasonable quality hammer. In the reviews, I'd seen someone mention this hammer. While I initially balked at the price, I decided that it would be worth it to pay a little (okay, a lot) more if it meant getting something that wouldn't fail. So far this hammer has not disappointed! I love the handle, too; it really helps dampen the vibration when hitting hard, immobile objects.

Couldn't be happier with the B.A.S.H.'s performance (20 pound; 36" handle). Had a quote from a contractor for $15K to demolish an old brick outbuilding, 17' x 20'. Walls were 2 bricks thick. Ordered the B.A.S.H. the night of 12/29/23 and it arrived the morning of New Year's Eve. My smaller (~8 pound) sledgehammer barely left a scratch. But with the B.A.N.G. it took me a total of ~12 hours to reduce the thing to rubble. Great ROI ... and I didn't have to pay a gym membership for the exercise. Now if only Wilton made wheelbarrows, too.

Not going to lie, I've only swung the 10lbs before..... this 20lbs is in a league of its own. Made quick work of some Metamorphic-Gneiss Rocks, and didn't feel a thing in my broken wrist ( high vibrations are a killer the day after ) which is the entire reason I bought this one. They don't lie, this handle is made of fairy dust, now its a hefty fairy but a fairy none the less. If you are going to be swinging this all day, or have bad wrist, No doubt this is the sledge to swing .... even after I destroyed the rocks, I just couldn't stop swinging. To have the Power of Thor in your hands is addictive, the trail of broken rocks left behind me. You just get lost in the swinging, the carnage. Some rocks won’t join your cult at first, the resistance. First few strokes land as if the rock is throwing the head back at you ( Drop forged 46 HRC steel ) ,but quickly it becomes a splinter faction. Few more strokes and all that is left is crushed powder. Yea I’d buy it again, but with the build on this sucker I won’t ever have to

This is probably the highest quality sledgehammer I've ever used. It is extremely well built. I could probably swing this thing at concrete all day for a year and it'd look brand new at the end of it. The handle construction is fantastic as well, driving a splitting wedge through some of the knottiest grand fir I've ever seen and I felt zero reverb. I was honestly amazed. That said, this thing is super heavy. I was used to swinging 8-12 lb hammers and figured the 20 wouldn't be that much different and I could not have been more wrong. This thing is HEAVY. It's almost too heavy to use (as a 6' 220 lb guy in fairly good shape). I laughed and handed it to my wife (who is much smaller) and she could barely lift it over her shoulder. I would definitely not recommend it for anyone who is not either above average strength or using an assist.