Sling blade
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A sling blade or kaiser blade is a hand tool comprising a heavy, hooked steel blade at the end of a long handle that is usually made of wood. The blade is double-edged, and both sides are usually kept
Page from the 1954 True Temper catalogue, showing a variety of types of sling blades
Using a DT Ape
Axe
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An axe is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, and as a weapon. The axe has many forms and specialised uses but generally consists o
Bronze socketed axe from the Heppeneert hoard (Belgium), about 800 BCE, collection of the King Baudouin Foundation, Gallo-Roman Museum (Tongeren)
A collection of bronze socketed axe blades from the Bronze Age found in Germany. This was the prime tool of the period, and also seems to have been used as a store of value.
Roman axes in an ancient Roman relief in Brescia, Italy
Shang dynasty axe