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Has anyone noticed that depending on who you talk to, you can be talking about one particular hatchet and end up with 5 different names for them?
I have some pics, and I will tell you what I have called them, and any help on if I am wrong is much appreciated.
If the pics come out right,
1 should be a broad hatchet, which I guess is also known as a bench hatchet, ship makers hatchet (slightly diff specs), and I have heard it called a maul hatchet.
2 should be a carpenters hatchet. It has the hammer like head on the back, with the indent leading out to the hammer head. I have heard these also called hammer hatchets.
3 should be a claw hatchet, seeing that it has the claw of a claw hammer also attached to it. I have also heard these called hammer hatchets, even though technically you cant hammer with this one. I have heard this one called a shingle hatchet and also a half hatchet, which I find to be incorrect.
4 should be a half hatchet - very similar to a carpenters - usually has the hammer head, but no indent leading out to the hammer head. This head (the hammer head itself) can have sides to it, or be smooth like a barrel. I have also heard this called a hammer hatchet, shingling hatchet, etc.
5 should be a lathing hatchet, thin long blade leading into the thin bit, also has variations depending on the hammer style on the back end - can resemble a half or carpenters. some with nail pullers, some without.
Confusing to me. Especially if you are talking on the phone with someone, they think one thing, you think another. If I am wrong here please let me know. I think an interesting point is that some regions may call the exact same tool by different names - I find that interesting.
Just thought I would throw this out there.
Thanks!
I have some pics, and I will tell you what I have called them, and any help on if I am wrong is much appreciated.
If the pics come out right,
1 should be a broad hatchet, which I guess is also known as a bench hatchet, ship makers hatchet (slightly diff specs), and I have heard it called a maul hatchet.
2 should be a carpenters hatchet. It has the hammer like head on the back, with the indent leading out to the hammer head. I have heard these also called hammer hatchets.
3 should be a claw hatchet, seeing that it has the claw of a claw hammer also attached to it. I have also heard these called hammer hatchets, even though technically you cant hammer with this one. I have heard this one called a shingle hatchet and also a half hatchet, which I find to be incorrect.
4 should be a half hatchet - very similar to a carpenters - usually has the hammer head, but no indent leading out to the hammer head. This head (the hammer head itself) can have sides to it, or be smooth like a barrel. I have also heard this called a hammer hatchet, shingling hatchet, etc.
5 should be a lathing hatchet, thin long blade leading into the thin bit, also has variations depending on the hammer style on the back end - can resemble a half or carpenters. some with nail pullers, some without.
Confusing to me. Especially if you are talking on the phone with someone, they think one thing, you think another. If I am wrong here please let me know. I think an interesting point is that some regions may call the exact same tool by different names - I find that interesting.
Just thought I would throw this out there.
Thanks!
