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Contents 1 photo comment 2 Automatic axe 3 Edits 10/06 4 Wordings 5 Axe Crew 6 List of manufacturers 7 Spelling Variant 8 Possible Additions? 9 Francisca

[edit] photo comment

Are we sure that the second photo depicts an axe and not an adze?

[edit] Automatic axe

How about this thing: David.Monniaux 18:27, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Edits 10/06

Tried to group types, edited introduction, edited refernce to mortise axe and twybill ( a twybil is not an axe.)

[edit] Wordings

In the "Symbolism, ritual and folklore" section, the following sentence does not seem to make sense: "In folklore, stone axes were sometimes believed to be thunderbolts and were used to guard buildings against lightning..." It could be just me, but can anyone reword this?

Hafting:

Stone hand axes were found hafted to wood preserved in bogs. I have no time to reference this. --Denny 11.13.05

[edit] Axe Crew

Is there any reason we're keeping the "Axe Crew" on this page?

[edit] List of manufacturers

I believe this should be removed per Wikipedia is not a directory. Luigizanasi 18:54, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling Variant

I've seen axe spelt ax with no e in some places- should this be listed as a variant?

I think that's the British version. But Wikipedia is international, so I'd agree with you204.95.23.122 01:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Thats not a british version. I'm british and i've never seen it used in britain.

Ax is the tool, axe is the weapon. 67.188.172.165 22:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

ax (w/o e) is the preferred U.S. spelling. It's all right to be international, but "occasionally ax" is just plain inaccurate.167.115.255.20 15:21, 12 February 2007 (UTC)Geof Garvey, LINK Book Development

[edit] Possible Additions?

• Masakari
• Sagaris

Pickaxe should also be added. --Chuckleberry 22:37, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Francisca

Theblindsage 23:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Franciscas WERE hafted. The pic on the Francisca page shows only the heads.