Splitting axe
identifier
ID 74
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 86.0543 L=90cm WD=21cm WD(blade)max.=7,5cm WT=3670gr. Inscription: Stanley 3000.
holotype
MOT V 2022.0013 L=82cm WD=17cm WT=3638gr. Inscription: helko SPALTMEISTER 3000g Made in Germany GS
description
The splitting axe is used to split firewood. It consists of a straight handle of approx. 70-80 cm and a heavy (3-4 kg) iron with a triangular cross section, in which, at the end, an eye is forged. The cut is often longer than the body itself is high.
The splitting axe is never hit (cf. splitting wedge with handle).
See also splitting wedge. [MOT]
MOT V 2022.0013
