Ax is used for general utility use in forestry work; it has a forged, hardened steel head, a ground polished cutting edge, and an elliptical tapered eye for the handle; single-bit, men's (dayton) pattern ax has a curved hickory handle and flat-top face for striking
A tool used for chopping and splitting wood. Also used for cleaning land of under brush. The head of a single-bit ax shall have a cutting bit or blade on one end and a flat or slightly conveyed rectangular surface defined as the "top face" on the opposite end. All single-bit axes shall be furnished with curved or straight wooden or fiberglass handles. For items with one blade and another working end such as a hammer, see hatchet, as modified.
Classification: Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools and parts thereof, of base metal
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