It takes more force than I thought to smash through the shell of a black walnut with a hammer. Even after a few rounds of opening them up, I still start off too soft. I’m sure I’m going to pulverize the whole thing as I hit it harder, but that’s the amount of force you need to change the sound of the hammer hitting the furrowed shell from a dull poundin…
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