Pointed tip style rock pick which is sometimes called a
prospecting pick. This Vaughan model has a black painted
finish, but otherwise is exactly the same as the AP16 rock
hammer below. By skipping the final polishing step it costs
a few dollars less.
Total length 12" (305 mm)
Head length 7.25" (185 mm)
Actual weight 29 oz. (820g)
Price: $32.00
Pointed tip style rock pick. This is
exactly the same as the AP16U prospecting
pick above, but with a with polished finish.
Total length 12" (305 mm)
Head length 7.25" (185 mm
Actual weight 29 oz. (820g)
Price:
$35.00
Same as the polished
AP16 above but with a longer
length handle that some
people prefer. Very well
balanced. This rock hammer
has the best proportion of
head and handle that we have
seen.
Polished finish
Total length
15.25" (385 mm)
Head length
7.25" (185 mm)
Actual weight 32
oz (910g)
Price:
$38.00
This is
a chisel
style rock
hammer which
is often
favored by
paleontologists
and "soft
rockers" who
use the wide
chisel end
to excavate
weathered
and soft
deposits.
Also called
a mason's
hammer or
bricklayer's
hammer.