My thoughts exactly--this is a splitting axe/splitter/maul. "Axe" implies cutting across the grain.
Also, owning several axes I'd argue with the point that the axe has changed very little over the past thousand years. It's amazing how much you can alter a "basic blade-and-handle".
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My thoughts exactly--this is a splitting axe/splitter/maul. "Axe" implies cutting across the grain. Also, owning several axes I'd argue with the point that the axe has changed very little over the past thousand years. It's amazing how much you can alter a "basic blade-and-handle".