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Early axes included a broad axe for hewing a square beam and an axe for felling and chopping a tree. Three major broad axe types were American, a broad axe with poll; English, a polless broad axe; and German, a goosewing. In use, the flat side of the broad axe lay against the log, with the chisel or swayed side out, and the handle also bent out. Seen from above, handles were bent away from the log to protect fingers. The felling axe used a knife edge for felling, while the broad axe used a chisel edge for hewing.
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