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Broadax

Object number1929

MediumIron; Wood

Credit LineGift of C.C. Amon

DescriptionBroad ax with iron head and wood handle.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 34.5 × 8.938 × 1.5 in. (87.6 × 22.7 × 3.8 cm)
Historical NotesAn essential early American tool, the broad ax was used as a kind of pane or striking chisel for having round logs into square beams. Twice the size of a felling ax (used for cutting down trees) the broad ax has a short bent handle protruding outward from the side of the ax head with the bevel (basil or chisel slant) on that same side.

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