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Type of axe with a large head that is primarily used as a tool

A broadaxe is a large broad-headed axe. There are two categories of cutting edge on broadaxes, both are used for shaping logs into beams by hewing. On one type, one side is flat, and the other side beveled, a basilled edge, also called a side axe, single bevel, or chisle-edged axe. On the other type, both sides are beveled, sometimes called a double bevel axe, which produces a scalloped cut. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: BroadaxeA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Sustained honorThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Mythical Mufferaw: More Adventures of Joe Mufferaw, and His Friends Fast Eagle, Broadaxe the Moose, Barrum the Frog, and Bucky the Beaver. By Bernie BEDORE. Illus. by Allen Lutes (Kingston, Ont.: Quarry Press, 1994. Pp. 91.) Witches, Ghosts & Loups-Garous: Scary Tales from Canada’s Ottawa Valley. By Joan FINNIGAN. (Kingston, Ont.: Quany Press, 1994. Pp. 83.)Cited 0 times
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Noun A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

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