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"Also, could you make the reverse side a hammer?"
Why stop there? :>
Not sure if you're joking, but since we're in a history venue, that part of the axe is called the poll and once folks figured out weighting the back like that improved swinging characteristics, the poll looked like as pictured until forging techniques improved.
But a convenient hammer it does make 🙂
"Ah yes, the back-scratcher that must be used with exacting precision..."
(~53% of his proudest ancestors had died by tetanus infection, a perfect mystery at the time)