. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. face of the work. In tools ground with only one chamfer this position not only assists in affiiasitfi. giving direction to the tool, but also places the strongest line of the tool in the line of re- Fig. 14. Connmon English Axe. ing a large or a nearly horizontal surface, the side hatchet is inferior to the''Adze c. The most approved forms of the Axe are those of which figures are given. They vary in weight from 4 lb. to 8 lb. In Vol. ix. of Loudon's Gardeners' Magazine, a description is given of a Battering Axe (fi


. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. face of the work. In tools ground with only one chamfer this position not only assists in affiiasitfi. giving direction to the tool, but also places the strongest line of the tool in the line of re- Fig. 14. Connmon English Axe. ing a large or a nearly horizontal surface, the side hatchet is inferior to the''Adze c. The most approved forms of the Axe are those of which figures are given. They vary in weight from 4 lb. to 8 lb. In Vol. ix. of Loudon's Gardeners' Magazine, a description is given of a Battering Axe (fig. 15) for felling timber, the invention of Mr Mallet of Dublin. The inventor, in pre-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, S. Marshall & Co


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