sheepsfoot

Soil tamping cylinder

A sheepsfoot is a type of blade or tool with a straight edge and a rounded, blunt tip—the shape roughly suggesting a sheep's hoof.

Sheepsfoot blades appear on pocket knives designed for tasks where an accidental puncture would be dangerous: a sheepsfoot blade for whittling, sailors prefer sheepsfoot knives for cutting rigging.

A sheepsfoot roller is a compaction machine with raised lugs across its drum, used to pack soil.

roller

compactor

Machine that compresses materials

soilGround matter for planting
drumStruck percussion cylinder
padfootOne treading quietly

vibratory · tamping · densification · earthwork · foundation · subgrade · backfill · grading · landfill · trenching

blade

whittling

Knife-carving wood into shapes

carvingShaping by cutting away
pocketknifeFolding blade with handle
foldingBending something over itself

penknife · stockman · trapper · jackknife · multiblade · handle · bolster · tang · spine · edge

sheepsfoot

compactor

whittling

sheepsfoot

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