Results

    Broad Axe. For hand hewing logs (squaring timber). Donated by: Bob Tennant, in memory of his wife Rita; The Boreen, Grace's Lake, Clear Lake Road, Seguin Twp. - 1975. Property of Seguin Township Muse

    Hatchet (Axe) head - Unknown Donor- Property of Seguin Township Museum

    Double Bit Axe Head - Unknown Donor. Property of Seguin Township Museum.

    An axe is a steel tool used in felling trees and chopping wood. The thick part of the axe is called the head and contains the eye, into which the handle is driven. The blade of the common axe is wedg

    Hand Grinder. Donated by: Chuck King, Sugar Lake, Seguin Township - 2010. Property of Seguin Township Museum

    ADZE Parallel to the development of the axe ran the development of the adze. It was shorter handled than the axe and was therefore a chipping tool rather than a shaving one. This adze is circa 1895.

    These type of axes were used to clear undergrowth and light brush much like a machete would be used.

    Kent County Buildings, Uncle Tom's Cabin, curator with axe, Dresden

    Kent County Buildings, Uncle Tom's Cabin, curator with axe, Dresden