I did notice on the picture on his site that the bevel is on the wrong side of the blade. Makes chopping into the ground twice as hard.

I built my own and Iv'e been using In for 15 years never had a issue with It yet. At the end of the season I just toss It Into a pail of water so the wood handle swells up and stays tight.

Freedom brand is heavy, but a dang good trapping hammer. Digs beds in rocky ground great

yes it works for driving stakes. I use half inch rebar. it is 28 ounces plus a long handle

im gunna have to try one then

KB 64 I have the 5 & 1/2 lbs hammer Josh makes at FurShed . I have been using it for 2 years now. YOU know how much I trap, that alone should tell you how good his hammers are!!

Swung a 28 oz framing hammer for years and it will easily drive in stakes and dig trap beds.

Found mine used at a pawn shop for $5

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Good endorsement

I wasn’t that lucky... I picked one up at a local hardware store for 30$ this morning. I was just digging around with it and it digs like I hoped.

Pick up a trapping hammer from any supply house. Knock out the handle that will blow up in your face (yes I’ve done it). Find a buddy that can weld. Get a piece of pipe and be done. Three seasons on the one and I had the second made for backup. I’ll lose the first one before I break it with the best Nebraska has to offer.

Wade have you ever tried a hammer with a straight sod buster blade instead of angled down like those?

I like the way the straight digs in as opposed to the angled...straight don't glance as much.

I haven't Jayme but I don't know why it would be any different. I just use those out of convenience. If the ground is hard enough I'm worried about the first couple blows shooting dirt up in my face I use a pick axe.

I keep a good pick around for the same reason. an axe works too but its hard on the axe. google Pulaski axe

I feel the problem with the angled digging head Is your digging a trench or a bowl shaped trap bed. I like to dig the trap bed so It has straight sides and Is just about as big as the trap. This allows you to bed that trap more solid wit a minimum of effort. It also allows less disturbance to the surrounding ground. This makes the animals approach to the set on undisturbed solid ground.

I never considered one of those trap bed cutting devices that you hammer Into the ground but I'm thinking about It.

I tried 1 time using a cookie cutter in frozen rocky ground...never again. In perfect conditions I think they would be priceless just don’t work for my style, and the one I tried was to bulky. Just my 02

Thanks for the reply. I have heard of a few guys that really prefer the straight blade for the reasons Beav stated, and the glancing off cope mentioned. I always hated the angled blade in frozen ground, should of gotten myself a pick axe!

I'm with Cope on the cookie cutter. Waste of space when the ground freezes. Much more work trying to pound one of them in the frozen ground than a couple hits from the pick axe and go from there. I do a lot of step down dirtholes in trenches so I guess the angled blade doesn't effect me as much as it would someone trying to make a flat set etc...

I have been running a freedom brand hammer for five years my wooden side on one side has cracked black taped it and go again its out lasted four drivers now in frozen ground and if that one wont drive them the 12 pound mini sledge will I also use a pick ax bought it at an auction for two dollars evidently no one else wants to use one these days lol