Miner's axe
identifier
ID 94
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 88.0624 L=46cm WD=20cm WD(blade)max.=7cm WT=1000gr
holotype
MOT V 2004.0139 L=38cm WD=3cm WD(blade)max.=8cm WT=1312gr
holotype
MOT V Dv x 0062 L=45cm WD=23cm WD(blade)max.=6,5cm WT=950gr. Inscription: J.B.5. LERABOT image plane.
holotype
MOT V Dv x 0063 L=45cm WD=20cm WD(blade)max.=9cm WT=1300gr
description
The mine timberer works all the mine wood with his axe. It is a hand tool of approx. 1 - 1.2 kg with usually a curved handle (approx. 40 cm), the edge of which (approx. 6 cm; the riveted iron is wider: approx. 9 cm) diagonally opposite the stem. The iron is made of one or two pieces. In the first case it is asymmetrical at the top and sometimes ends opposite the blade in a square hammer. In the other case, a rectangular blade is riveted to a U-shaped piece. The latter serves as an eye. [MOT]
