What is a Pickaxe?
Pickaxes are simple hand tools that consist of a handle and a blade. The blade is usually double headed, with tapered protrusions at each end of the blade. In some cases, the pickaxe will feature a pointed end and a flat end on opposite sides of the blade, making the tool helpful in a wide range of tasks. In most cases, the handle of the pickaxe is made of some type of hard wood. The handle will be anywhere from four to six feet in length, and will be similar to the handle used with any type of axe. In more recent times, the use of metal handles has become more common. There are also a few models of the pickaxe that make use of heavy duty fiberglass blends, although these are normally recommended for less labor intensive tasks. The blade of the pickaxe is composed of some type of metal, often steel or some other hard metal. The most common design includes a two pronged body to the blade, with one of the prongs or spikes coming to a sharp point. The spike is usually constructed with a s
