MacNeal then volunteered to clear the shell with a hand rammer.

A hand rammer, a block of heavy wood with an iron rod for a handle, was used in building the early structures.

She puts the pattern in a molding box, then rams the sand against the pattern, using an air rammer, a hand rammer (resembling a potato masher) or both.

Lisa and Ade Agbalaya of Sirecon Rammed Earth Architecture will demonstrate an electric hand rammer, transforming dirt into a rammed earth wall.