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<p>[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 158560, member: 239"]<font size="5">On another note, I have read that some early log cabins were 'scutched,' as opposed to hewn. The walls were roughly flattened <i>after</i> they were built.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">This sort of axe would give you the extra clearance you'd need to work on an existing wall.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Also, blacksmith-made tools are considerably variable, since they were made to the smith's own design. This one could be for a very specific task, or maybe a <i>not-my-best-idea </i>tool.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 158560, member: 239"][SIZE=5]On another note, I have read that some early log cabins were 'scutched,' as opposed to hewn. The walls were roughly flattened [I]after[/I] they were built. This sort of axe would give you the extra clearance you'd need to work on an existing wall. Also, blacksmith-made tools are considerably variable, since they were made to the smith's own design. This one could be for a very specific task, or maybe a [I]not-my-best-idea [/I]tool.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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