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kronckew · 21st October 2010, 10:33 PM

the carpenter's/shipwright's side axe is still used for traditional boat building and carpentry work. here's one:

used for smoothing off squared timbers. the long square wings allow for it's use as a draw knife.

21st October 2010, 10:33 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	the carpenter's/shipwright's side axe is still used for traditional boat building and carpentry work. here's one: used for smoothing off squared timbers. the long square wings allow for it's use as a draw knife.