A _____ combines an adze and an axe for brush removal.

A _____ combines an adze and an axe for brush removal.

• A. McLeod shovel
• B. Pulaski axe
• C. Fire axe
• D. Adze

Answer: (B)

Recognizing a two-ended hand tool used for brush removal and fireline work. A Pulaski combines an axe on one end with a mattock-adze on the other. The axe cuts through wood and brush, while the adze-like mattock end is great for digging, scraping soil, and removing roots to clear a path. This combination makes it especially effective for constructing firelines by both cutting vegetation and clearing the ground in one tool. Other tools serve different purposes: the McLeod shovel is a rake/shovel for moving debris and smoothing soil, not for chopping with an axe; a fire axe by itself is just an axe; an adze by itself lacks the paired axe end. So the tool that merges both cutting and digging capabilities for brush removal is the Pulaski.

Recognizing a two-ended hand tool used for brush removal and fireline work. A Pulaski combines an axe on one end with a mattock-adze on the other. The axe cuts through wood and brush, while the adze-like mattock end is great for digging, scraping soil, and removing roots to clear a path. This combination makes it especially effective for constructing firelines by both cutting vegetation and clearing the ground in one tool.

Other tools serve different purposes: the McLeod shovel is a rake/shovel for moving debris and smoothing soil, not for chopping with an axe; a fire axe by itself is just an axe; an adze by itself lacks the paired axe end. So the tool that merges both cutting and digging capabilities for brush removal is the Pulaski.