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FELLING AND t'ONVKKSION. 



however, a sign of a good woikman to possess more than the 

 absohitely indispensable tools. 



The Saxon axe (fig. 51) is quite straight-bladed from back to 



Fi«. 58. 



edge, and forms a complete wedge ; the faces are slightly curved 

 outwards, the handle is straight, and 0-75 meter (29 inches) 



Fig. f.l). 



Fig. go. 



long. The Harz axe (fig. 52) is shorter, broader, and the faces 

 hardly curved at all. The Bohemian axe (fig. 53), also used in 

 Moravia and Silesia, resembles the Saxon axe, but is bent down- 



