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[ksmith]

Thanks to all for the wedge feedback. Now I'm wondering about wedge vs splitting wedge. My characters are trying to remove an old, but well-made, wooden lid from the cistern/well. They use the wedges and a sledgehammer to bust the hinges away. Not sure if that makes 100% sense, but while these people aren't clueless when it comes to tools, they aren't expert. In this case, the hinges were the weak spot.

Maul. What a nasty name. I wonder what came first, the noun or the verb...

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[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

Given that they are working with what is available, wedge and sledge should do the trick. A maul would work directly.

There are lots of tools one might use, if they were available. Pry bar, for example.