Axe Head Physical Object


Accession Number
1986.008.1390
Category
Creation Date
circa 1700
Materials
Description
Absent small edge sections. Includes three wood handle fragments.
Broadaxes, named due to their wide heads, were a common ax type in carpentry and shipbuilding. This type, sometimes called a hewing ax, was designed to square off logs to make beams and planks. The eye would be offset and at an angle allowing for a flat side of the axe to create a flat surface on the wood. The offset and angle would result in each ax being right or left-handed

Dimensions

14.2 cm H x 29.5 cm W x 3 cm D , Item (Overall)

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