An ax to grind : a practical ax manual.

✍ Scribed by Weisgerber Bernie

Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Leaves: 68
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Maintenance and Repair. A booklet on axes provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments --
Brief history of the ax: Evolution of the ax in America
Ax types, patterns, and uses
American felling ax
Double-bit ax
Broad ax
Other axes and hatchets
Adzes
Decline of the American ax --
Getting the hang of it: Basics of handle selection
Hanging procedure
Sharpening --
Using axes : A most versatile tool
Using an ax safely
Chopping technique
Felling trees
Limbing
Cutting pinned-down saplings
Bucking
Splitting
Hewing --
Buying an ax: New and used axes
Manufacturers
Distributors
Organizations --
Selected references.