Axe

An axe, sometimes spelt ax, was a common type of tool. It could also be used as a weapon. Za, a caveman encountered by the First Doctor and his companions, used an axe. (TV: An Unearthly Child)

Irongron carried an axe with him around his castle. (TV: The Time Warrior)

The mysterious warrior in Marinus' Screaming Jungle used an axe to attack intruders. (TV: The Screaming Jungle)

The Fifth Doctor used an axe to destroy the crystal through which Wrack would have channelled the Black Guardian's power to destroy the Shadow. (TV: Enlightenment)

Sylvia Noble used an axe to free her father from a car which was being filled with poison gas. (TV: The Poison Sky)

Pickaxes were tools used to dig up hard surfaces like tarmac; they were sometimes called "axes" for short. The pickaxe Rose Tyler used to dig up the tarmac of Dame Kelly Holmes Close was dubbed the "council axe" by Kel. (TV: Fear Her)