Axes for praying cork bark are extremely sharp; i have handled a few. The purpose for such sharpness is to enable the harvester, a highly skilled operator, to only apply one cut on the bark, in a manner that the cork tree is not wounded. Their handle ends are tapered, with which the skilled harvester 'unsticks' the cut bark from the tree.
The preparation of the bark takes three different tools (knives), for the different stages; calibration, quality selection and the cuting of boards for manufactoring (bottle corks).
All such tools are sturdier than the one i have posted here, which is 'less industrial'. So if it really is for cork working, must be for a more ultimate detailed operation.
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