ground axe
ground This is the axe used by the woodsmen in cutting pulp-wood, logging, and also for cutting fire wood for domestic use. When the axe is very old it may be used for chopping sods when planting potatoes in bed, in "new" ground. It is then _known as a "ground_ axe". 7"-8&qu...
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Summary: | ground This is the axe used by the woodsmen in cutting pulp-wood, logging, and also for cutting fire wood for domestic use. When the axe is very old it may be used for chopping sods when planting potatoes in bed, in "new" ground. It is then _known as a "ground_ axe". 7"-8" #1 AXE (2-3lbs)(3' long) G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Not used [see 'Double-Bit Axe', 'Bench Axe', This card contains a diagram of a ground axe. |
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