the "axe head" is typically bounded by the "bit" (or blade) at one end, and the "poll" (or butt) at the other, though some designs feature two bits opposite each other. the top corner of the bit where the cutting edge begins is called the "toe", and the bottom corner is known as the "heel". either side of the head is called the "cheek", which is sometimes supplemented by "lugs" where the head meets the haft, and the hole where the haft is mounted is called the "eye". the part of the bit that descends below the rest of the axe-head is called the "beard", and a "bearded axe" is an antiquated axe head with an exaggerated beard that can sometimes extend the cutting edge twice the height of the rest of the head.