Editing Mattock (section)

==Description==
A mattock has a shaft, typically made of wood, which is {{convert|3|-|4|ft|1|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="Cromell">{{cite book |author=Cathy Cromell |year=2010 |title=Composting For Dummies |publisher=[[For Dummies]] |isbn=978-0-470-58161-2 |chapter=Tools of the Trade |pages=15–28 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_taRoN5gElMC&pg=PA24}}</ref> The head consists of two ends, opposite each other and separated by a central eye. A mattock head typically weighs {{convert|3|-|7|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Cromell"/> The form of the head determines the kind and uses of the mattock:<ref name="Birkby"/>

* A ''cutter mattock'' combines the functions of an [[axe]] and [[adze]], with its axe blade oriented vertically and longer adze horizontally.
* A ''pick mattock'' combines the function of a [[pickaxe|pick]] and adze, with a pointed end opposite an adze blade.

Both are used for [[grubbing]] in hard soils and rocky terrain,<ref name="Birkby">{{cite book |author=Robert C. Birkby |year=2006 |title=Lightly on the Land: the SCA Trail-building and Maintenance Manual |edition=2nd |publisher=[[The Mountaineers Books]] |isbn=978-0-89886-848-7 |chapter=Tools |pages=75–102 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xD6ThtJNgLkC&pg=PA86}}</ref> with the pick mattock having the advantage of a superior penetrating tool over the cutter mattock, which excels at cutting roots.