Broad Axe - My Favorite Farm Tool

In this installment of My Favorite Farm Tool, Pa Mac takes time to explain and demonstrate the use and restoration of the broad axe, which is chiefly used in the square hewing of round timbers. There are basically two ways to hew the side of a log square. One way is to chop chunks of wood off every 4 or 5 inches down the log with a felling axe, and then to smooth over or "dress up" those cuts with a broad axe. The second way (demonstrated in this video) is to "score" the log every 5 or 6 inches down the log, followed by taking the "in-betweens" out with a broad axe. These methods are the choice ways of hewing logs for making beams or wall logs for log cabin building or for timber frame construction.

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