The handled hatchet is an essential hand tool for agriculture, gardening and fruit growing, mainly used for precision work and small-scale cutting with one hand. It is used to cut small or dry branches from fruit trees, olive trees and plants, making a cleaner cut than larger shears. Useful for removing suckers, brambles and thick shrubs that standard pruning shears cannot cut. Ideal for rough wood-shaping jobs, such as sharpening wooden support stakes for plants or making pegs.