Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-67.22.249.68-20141026033050/@comment-27723099-20141027161553

The impact strength and range of a hammer depends on the strength of the thrower. If you are weak (eg. a hobbit), you could have problems with just lifting the hammer, even if you are strong enough to throw an axe.. If you are strong (troll) you could throw the hammer farther than you could throw an axe.

One other note: the crafting recipe that you described is the recipe for the battleaxe.