axe head

Haft's cutting end

The axe head is the metal cutting part of an axe, fitted onto the handle.

It includes the blade edge and the heavier poll opposite.

Axe heads are among the oldest human tools, found at archaeological sites worldwide.

The rusted axe head had separated from its rotted handle.

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head, axe, axes, axed, hatchet, tomahawk

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G