I live in he Sierra where these are used by almost all of the fire crews. It's difficult to tell from your pictures but it looks like the straight (back) edge hasn't been honed. The Calfire crews file these down to a razor edge so the tool can be spun 180° and used to cut through roots and small brush.

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hello could you help me to build a hand tool called mcleod used by firefighters thanks

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