The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 307
Axe for felling Timber. 297 Art. VII. A Battering Axe for felling Timber.By Robert Mallet, Esq. Sir,It has often appeared strange to me that the idea of thebattering ram has never, at least to my knowledge, beenapplied to the felling of timber. When timber is felled forthe purpose of clearing,… … cured in places where the saws for this purpose could not beobtained. The figure hardly needs explanation. I use the woodenside frames, of the form represented, because they are verystrong, and their toes would dig into the ground, and pre-vent recession from the blows of the axe. The axis of…
