Hi Everyone;
These marks are rare in Maine; I had associated them with the use of a single bevel axe.
About hewing with a big axe, most work in Maine seems to be hewn with a 6" to 8" double bevel axe. I have seen photos of woodsmen rough hewing with felling axes and two Frenchmen cleaning up with large, single bevel axes so these trace marks of the large blades are what would show on the surviving timbers.
Jim
