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[[Image: | [[Image:Hatchet.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A carpenter's hatchet]] | ||
'''Hatchet''' from the French ''hachette'' a diminutive form of the word ''hache'', French for [[axe]]. The hatchet is a single handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood. Hatchets are taxonomically differentiated from hand axes by some using one or more of the following characteristics: the addition of a [[hammer]] head and a head 1-3 pounds (500 to 1,500 [[grams]]) in weight. | '''Hatchet''' from the French ''hachette'' a diminutive form of the word ''hache'', French for [[axe]]. The hatchet is a single handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood. Hatchets are taxonomically differentiated from hand axes by some using one or more of the following characteristics: the addition of a [[hammer]] head and a head 1-3 pounds (500 to 1,500 [[grams]]) in weight. | ||
