✅ SOLVED Notch in hatchet head

[mmocha2905]

Doesnt look like damage. Why is the notch there?

 

[TORRERO]

Doesnt look like damage. Why is the notch there?

It's a hatchet but also a hammer, so it's probably a nail puller.. of sorts

 

[Blackfoot58]

Yes, used for installing shake shingles and other jobs. Can use notch to remove a nail or to hold a nail so it can be started with a different hammer.