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2. Pickaxe - Wikipedia

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   Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass. A standard pickaxe, similar to a "pick mattock", has a pointed end on one side of its head and a broad flat "axe" blade opposite. A gradual curve characteristically spans the length of the head.

3. Bill (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   An agricultural version, commonly known as either a brush-axe, bush-axe, or brush-hook, is readily available in rural hardware and farm-supply stores in the United States today, and is available in the United Kingdom as a "long bill". It has a 4-foot-long (1.2 m) handle, and a 16-inch (41 cm) head.

4. List of timber framing tools - Wikipedia

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   Try square; Steel square is also known as a framing square. Historically a square with measurement markings on it was known as a "square rule" which is also a layout method. Combination square; A Plumb-bob on a string is sometimes used with a plumb-rule or plumb-square to measure vertical or horizontal and to transfer marks between timbers ...

5. Mattock - Wikipedia

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   The head consists of two ends, opposite each other and separated by a central eye. A mattock head typically weighs 3–7 lb (1.4–3.2 kg). [1] The form of the head determines the kind and uses of the mattock: [2] A cutter mattock combines the functions of an axe and adze, with its axe blade oriented vertically and longer adze horizontally.

6. Halberd - Wikipedia

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   The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It can have a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers, typically musketeers. [2] The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3]

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8. Geologist's hammer - Wikipedia

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   A geologist's hammer, also known as rock hammer, rock pick, geological pick, or geo pick, is a specialized hammer used for splitting and breaking rocks. In field geology , it is employed to expose fresh rock surfaces, as weathered surfaces may obscure accurate analysis of a rock's composition, bedding orientation, mineralogy , history, and ...

9. Weapons and armour in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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   Other commonplace weapons included the sword, axe, and knife—however, bows and arrows, as well as slings, were not frequently used by the Anglo-Saxons. For defensive purposes, the shield was the most common item used by warriors, although sometimes mail and helmets were used.