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SIDE AXE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- Maple Syrup Production
- Maple-Sugar Industry
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sap trough
1, record 1, English, sap%20trough
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sap-trough 2, record 1, English, sap%2Dtrough
correct, noun
- trough 3, record 1, English, trough
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sap trough was made by cutting a small green maple log or stick of wood into lengths two feet long and splitting them through the middle, then digging out the wood on the split side with an axe and adze. These troughs were set under the drip of the spiles to catch the [maple sap]. 3, record 1, English, - sap%20trough
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Acériculture
- Industrie de l'érable
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auge de bois
1, record 1, French, auge%20de%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- auge 2, record 1, French, auge
correct, feminine noun
- auge à sève 3, record 1, French, auge%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A8ve
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au pied de l'arbre, une auge creusée à même une pièce de bois reçoit la sève [...] 4, record 1, French, - auge%20de%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Barrel and Cask Making
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cooper's axe
1, record 2, English, cooper%27s%20axe
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
axe, cooper's. A thin flat T-shaped blade, 10-12 in measured along the cutting edge, without a poll, and ground on one side only. The tapered socket springs from the middle of the back of the blade; in some patterns it is an extension of the blade, bent over to form a triangular socket. The handle is offset.... This tool is used for listing staves, i. e. chopping off the "waney" irregular edges and trimming them; this is done with the stave held almost horizontal on the block. It is also used for rough-shaping the circular outline of the heads and for chopping away the bevel on the back of the heads before using the Heading Knife.... 1, record 2, English, - cooper%27s%20axe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tonnellerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- doloire
1, record 2, French, doloire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- doloire de tonnelier 2, record 2, French, doloire%20de%20tonnelier
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sorte de hache qui sert à doler le bois des douves, des cerceaux de tonneaux. 2, record 2, French, - doloire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Cognée à taillant droit, à large lame plane dont le tranchant n'a qu'un seul biseau, oblique par rapport au manche court et un peu courbé, servant à aplanir, dresser et unir les pièces de bois. 3, record 2, French, - doloire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En emmanchant la doloire, il faut avoir soin de faire dévier le manche en dehors, afin qu'il ne se trouve pas sur le même plan que l'axe de la lame [...] La doloire [...] doit donner à la douelle une forme déterminée qui n'est ps dessinée par des lignes droites, mais par des courbes légères. Il faut qu'en laissant tomber cet outil tranchant, s'arrondisse en creux la planche étroite et mince [...] Ces opérations de dolage ont lieu sur un billot appelé "ours" [...] La doloire est abattue verticalement sur la douelle allongée sur l'ours [...] 4, record 2, French, - doloire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- broad axe
1, record 3, English, broad%20axe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- broadax 2, record 3, English, broadax
correct
- broadaxe 2, record 3, English, broadaxe
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A name sometimes given to short-handled Axes with one characteristic in common-a rather broad blade, i. e. wide in relations to its length. They are mainly of the Side Axe group, such as the Wheelwright's and Cooper's Axes, and are used for squaring logs or for making railway sleepers, and for squaring structural timbers of all kinds. 1, record 3, English, - broad%20axe
Record 3, Key term(s)
- broad ax
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- doloire
1, record 3, French, doloire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- épaule de mouton 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9paule%20de%20mouton
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cognée à taillant droit, à large lame plane dont le tranchant n'a qu'un seul biseau, oblique par rapport au manche court et un peu courbé, servant à aplanir, dresser et unir les pièces de bois. 2, record 3, French, - doloire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces (...) outils (...) s'emploient également, une fois l'arbre à terre, pour rompre le bois (...) L'équarrissage (...) se pratique généralement avec une "doloire" ou "épaule de mouton" (...) 3, record 3, French, - doloire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Trésor de la langue française note que "épaule de mouton" est un synonyme populaire. 4, record 3, French, - doloire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- goose wing axe
1, record 4, English, goose%20wing%20axe
correct, specific
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- goosewing axe 2, record 4, English, goosewing%20axe
proposal, specific
- goosewing 3, record 4, English, goosewing
correct, specific
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a Side Axe with a long blade shaped like a bird's wing, with the eye or socket near the lower, wider end. There is virtually no poll, and the cutting edge is usually bevelled on one side only. The handle is often off-set to prevent damage to the knuckles when the tool is used as a Side Axe for edge-trimming boards and planks. 1, record 4, English, - goose%20wing%20axe
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Common in Continental Europe from the Middle Ages onwards, and carried to the U.S.A. by immigrants. 1, record 4, English, - goose%20wing%20axe
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- doloire
1, record 4, French, doloire
feminine noun, generic
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La "doloire", instrument de charpentier, qui est, en principe, une cognée à taillant droit, oblique par rapport au manche, et toujours large, avec manche court, était employée au Moyen Age comme fer de justice pour décapiter les condamnés. Mais alors elle était montée sur un manche beaucoup plus long, comme les doloires de guerre. 2, record 4, French, - doloire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) type de doloire (...) utilisée en Allemagne depuis le seizième siècle et apportée en Amérique par les colons Allemands. 1, record 4, French, - doloire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-05-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- side axe
1, record 5, English, side%20axe
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hewing axe 2, record 5, English, hewing%20axe
correct
- broad axe 3, record 5, English, broad%20axe
correct
- squaring axe 4, record 5, English, squaring%20axe
see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An axe with one face bevelled and the other flat, for hewing timber. 5, record 5, English, - side%20axe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Side Axe was one of the main tools of the medieval builder and is still in occasional use, e. g. on the water front, or for squaring-up round timbers in the wood for the saw pit or saw mill. One advantage of the Side Axe over the Saw is its ability to follow the angles or taper of the timber, thus avoiding waste and retaining full strength. 2, record 5, English, - side%20axe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Squaring axe" should not be confused with a particular type of axe also called "squaring axe" or "blocking axe". See the "Dictionary of Tools" by R.A. Salaman. 6, record 5, English, - side%20axe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to "Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products (FOFOR), "broad axe" is used in Australia and in New Zealand. 6, record 5, English, - side%20axe
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hache à équarrir
1, record 5, French, hache%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9quarrir
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- hache demi-plate 2, record 5, French, hache%20demi%2Dplate
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hache à taillant unique et large, employée pour l'équarrissage. 1, record 5, French, - hache%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9quarrir
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La "doloire" ou "épaule de mouton" est un type particulier de hache à équarrir. Ces termes ne sont donc pas recommandés pour la traduction de "side axe" ou "broad axe". 2, record 5, French, - hache%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9quarrir
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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