Hatchet

Single-handed striking tool

For other uses, see Hatchet (disambiguation).

Retailer & manufacturer's distinction of axe and hatchet Hatchet A hand axe (note the lack of a hammer head)

A hatchet (from the Old French hachete, a diminutive form of hache, 'axe' of Germanic origin) is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade on one side used to cut and split wood, and a hammerhead on the other side. Hatchets may also be used for hewing when making flattened surfaces on logs; when the hatchet head is optimized for this purpose it is called a hewing hatchet.[1]

The earliest known use of the noun hatchet is in the Middle English period (1150—1500)[2] Although 'hand axe' and 'hatchet' are often used interchangeably in contemporary usage, 19th and 20th century American manufacturers and retailers (Collins, Kelly, Vaughan, Warren, Mann; Simmons, Shapleigh, Sears, et al.) unanimously distinguished hatchets from hand axes in their product catalogs, listing them in separate groupings.

A hand axe (also known by terms including "camp axe", "belt axe", "hunters axe" and others) is a short-handled woods tool. A hatchet is a short-handled construction trades tool with multipurpose head purposely designed for a given application. For this reason, hatchet handles are generally straight so that users can rotate them in their hand to switch from one head feature to the other.

The most common hatchet head patterns are the carpenter's hatchet, roofing/shingling hatchet and lathing/drywall hatchet.[3]

"Hatchet" was used to describe a small battle axe in Middle English.[4]

"Burying the hatchet" is a phrase meaning "making peace," attributed to an Iroquois tradition of hiding or putting away a tomahawk after a peace agreement.

## References

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1. ^ Follansbee, Peter. "How a Woodworker Uses a Hatchet". Popular Woodworking. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. ^ https://www.oed.com/dictionary/hatchet_n?tl=true
3. ^ "The Difference Between an Axe And a Hatchet, Explained". Popular Mechanics. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2017-05-14. "He defines a hatchet as simply, "a small one-hand axe used for chopping.""
4. ^ "Results of Headword Search in Middle English Dictionary". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-18.

## See also

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* "What is a Hatchet Used For? – Ultimate Hatchet Uses Guide"

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