Sentence examples for a felling ax from inspiring English sources

And yet it took only a couple of minutes from the time I walked in to time that I had a felling ax ($300) in my hand, with the salesclerk telling me I could remove the sheath covering the blade, provided I was careful.

(A modern steel felling ax has a 36-inch handle).

(A modern steel felling ax has a 91-cm [36-inch] handle). When these were used in a Danish forest, it was soon found that the violent action of the modern technique of swinging a steel ax and putting shoulder and weight behind the blade to give long and powerful blows was disastrous, either ruining the edge or breaking the blade.

The development of the iron-bladed felling ax in the Middle Ages made possible the vast forest clearance of northwestern Europe and the development of medieval agriculture.

Nearby, a large beetle ambles across a felled tree trunk.

A felled tree "tottered like a drunken elder".

Make a fell stitch for extra durability.

In colder regions, trees are felled by ax in winter and conveyed by a sled drawn by oxen, mules, or horses to a frozen river.

To my immediate left, I learned, was the executive producer and director Michelle MacLaren, who last season directed the nail biter episode, "One Minute," where the series' main DEA agent is ambushed and nearly felled by a silver ax matching the bad designer suit of a cartel henchmen.

Heralded at the time of his appointment as cut from the Petraeus mold, McChrystal lasted barely a year in the job, felled by — take your pick — a) an unethical reporter with an ax to grind; or b) his own obtuseness.

The consequence was a shifting settlement pattern, with a good ax needed not only for felling trees but also for working timber for settlement.