A spike maul is a type of hand tool used to drive railroad spikes in railroad track work. It is also known as a spiking hammer. Spike mauls are akin to...

type of sledgehammer Spike maul, railroad hand tool Splitting maul, heavy wood-splitting tool resembling both axe and hammer Al Maul (1865-1958), an American...

away from the rail, as the spikes were driven with the rail between the spike and the driver. These are often called spike mauls. A drilling hammer, club...

the final spike, Stanford lifted a silver spike maul and drove the spike into the tie, completing the line. Stanford and Hewes missed the spike, but the...

: 455, 581–2  On smaller scale jobs, spikes are still driven into wooden sleepers by hammering them with a spike maul, though this manual work has been largely...

Reverend John Todd. Four precious metal spikes were ceremoniously driven (gently tapped with a special spike maul sporting a solid silver head into pre-drilled...

spike) can deliver a strike force of several hundred kilograms per square millimeter – this is the same penetrating force as a rifle bullet. A maul is...

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lining bars gandy dancers also used special sledge hammers called spike mauls to drive spikes, shovels or ballast forks to move track ballast, large clamps...

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