Axes, Hatches, Spade, Sickles.

Axe is equipment which is used by farmers to shape, cut wood. Also used to harvest timber and is used as weapon also. Axe typically has a wooden rod attached with it. The parts of the axe can be defined as head, hand or handle and grip all these parts constitute as the main important parts of the axe. The types of axes can be described as felling axe which cuts across grain of wood which is very much similar to that of felling of trees. The other type of axe is splitting axe which is used for splitting the grain of the wood. This splitting causes to rend the fibers of the wood apart. Hatchet again is similar equipment like that of axe but is very much smaller and used for one hand purpose for traveling or camping. As axes can also be used as weapons there are varieties which are battle axe which is the most common form and is considered as arm length weapon used by one or by both the hands.

Spade equipment which is used for digging purpose. Earlier spades were made of riven wood and also these are made with sharper tips of the metal. Spade is generally used as digging tool which is to dig or to loosen the ground. It is used in agricultural as well in horticulture. It is also sometimes considered as a type of showel. Spade is also used for the other purposes which are for the chemical processes industries, in kitchenware and in typography.

In chemical processes industries spade is a round pipe metal with a small tab which is placed between two flanges thus to give out a positive effect to prevent the contamination of the fluid or to allow the work to be on line. Sickle is the agricultural equipment which is used for harvesting crop or for cutting grass for hay. The sickle is the handheld tool with the curve blade which enables the person to use it in a proper manner. The blade of the sickle is very much tilted or cranked on one side. The sickle always compliments the symbol of hammer and sickle.