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the axe is among the oldest tools and remains essential in forestry, carpentry and rescue.","purpose":"Let an agent explain axes and their kinds, relay design, use and history from tool, forestry and cultural sources, describe safety and maintenance, and distinguish axes from adzes, hammers and machetes, without providing guidance on violence.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Wedge blade","Handle leverage","Many specialised forms","Ancient tool"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What an axe is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and parts.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is an axe, what are its head, bit, poll and handle, and how does it differ from an adze, hammer and machete?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about axes as tools, historical weapons, or violence, which the model does not assist?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"kinds","name":"Kinds","description":"Kinds.","findings":[{"id":"kinds-finding","name":"Kinds","description":"Kinds.","questions":[{"text":"What are felling axes, hatchets, splitting mauls, shepherd s axes, firefighting axes, the silepe and historical axes?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific kind?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"use","name":"Use","description":"Use and care.","layers":[{"id":"technique","name":"Technique","description":"Technique and safety.","findings":[{"id":"technique-finding","name":"Technique","description":"Technique.","questions":[{"text":"How are axes used safely for felling, splitting and carving?","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"maintenance","name":"Maintenance","description":"Maintenance.","findings":[{"id":"maintenance-finding","name":"Maintenance","description":"Maintenance.","questions":[{"text":"How are axes sharpened, hung and maintained?","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"origins","name":"Origins","description":"Origins.","findings":[{"id":"origins-finding","name":"Origins","description":"Origins.","questions":[{"text":"How did axes develop from stone hand axes and hafted axes to bronze, iron and steel, as archaeologists describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits hand axe?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"cultural","name":"Cultural","description":"Cultural axes.","findings":[{"id":"cultural-finding","name":"Cultural","description":"Cultural.","questions":[{"text":"What roles do the shepherd s axe, the silepe and ceremonial axes play in their cultures?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific cultural axe?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Symbolism and law.","layers":[{"id":"symbolism","name":"Symbolism","description":"Symbolism.","findings":[{"id":"symbolism-finding","name":"Symbolism","description":"Symbolism.","questions":[{"text":"How do axes appear in mythology, heraldry and the fasces, and in sport such as axe throwing?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits axe throwing?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Law.","findings":[{"id":"law-finding","name":"Law","description":"Law.","questions":[{"text":"How do laws treat the carrying of axes, and how were executioner s axes used historically, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation attributed and free of sensationalism?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe axe types and their uses in forestry, firefighting and crafts.","Advise in general terms on checking for a loose head and on keeping bystanders clear."],"mustNot":["Provide guidance on using an axe to hurt people or animals.","Hand or use an axe with a loose head or damaged handle.","Leave an axe where children can reach it.","Confuse axes with adzes."],"requiresHuman":["Felling a tree near people, buildings or power lines."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Axes are tools and, misused, weapons; their use near people needs care.","Traditional axes like the shepherd's axe carry cultural meaning."],"affectedParties":["Users","Bystanders","Children"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person who owns or carries it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q115170682","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q2578402","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q8205328","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"hand tool","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"separation device","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"forestry","type":"related","note":"and carpentry"},{"target":"adze","type":"related","note":"with a transverse blade"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.axe","Wikidata: Q39397 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39397)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["earliest hafted axes: about 40000 years ago period - Australia","felling axe head mass: about 1.5-2.5 kg","splitting maul head mass: about 2.5-4 kg"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Bladed chopping tool on a handle","Felling axes, hatchets, splitting mauls, shepherd s axes, firefighting axes, silepe, historical battle and executioner s axes","An adze has a blade at right angles; a hammer strikes; a machete is a long blade","A wedge-shaped steel head on a wooden or synthetic handle."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds and design","relay use and history","describe safety and maintenance","distinguish related tools"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Injuries from misuse and loose heads","Agents providing guidance on violence","Confusing axes with adzes"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Tool safety standards and chainsaw and axe training in forestry","Weapons laws restricting carrying of axes in public in some countries","Firefighting equipment standards"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Chopping, splitting and shaping wood, and forcing entry in rescue.","felling and forest axes","hatchets and camp axes","splitting axes and mauls","carpenter s and broad axes","firefighting and rescue axes","regional forms such as the shepherd s axe and silepe","historical battle axes and executioner s axes"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q39397: Axe","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39397","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Axe","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should hatchet and splitting maul be separate primary entries?","How should tool and cultural sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming specialised and regional axes; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q39397/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q39397/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T06:59:48Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:59+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}