Friedrich Dick "Rifle" Steel Featured is more efficient at connecting

is more efficient at connecting repeated blows and allows for very rapid felling

and is long enough to offer advantageous reach while remaining short enough to be manageable in cramped quarters

or for gathering wild edibles in tough

sometimes referred to as a "Balkan steel" is shaped very much like one of these rifles but functions like a fine-cut butcher's steel

Suggested Uses: All-around woodworking

Friedrich Dick "Rifle" Steel Featured is more efficient at connectingA rifle is a type of long sharpening stone used on knives and tools, usually made with a flat piece of wood comprising the handle and core with abrasive grit bonded to it in an oval cross section. These were commonly carried as field sharpeners for keeping a keen edge on a variety of knives and tools. This lovely tool from Friedrich Dick, sometimes referred to as a "Balkan steel" is shaped very much like one of these rifles but functions like a fine