19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet art pottery plate right up to baby blue

right up to baby blue cap

The imagery

suggest a domestic setting for this depiction of a man planing a table with array of tools hanging on the wall

since they are double sided

because it is just so much fun

19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet art pottery plate right up to baby blueI know nothing about axes hatchets and, truth be told, when I found this one I read the hand written tag as saying "slinging" axe, rather than "shingling" axe, which filled me with satisfying visions of throwing this across the yard when in need of release! Now I understand that the notch in the blade was made for for extracting nails and the head on the opposite end for hammering, but still, my attachment to it is its beauty, and how great it feels