I don't know if this is intentional, but I doubt it. I tried to strip a log with an axe, but my shield was prioritized. This gets annoying for building projects.
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Duplicate of MC-271403, WAI
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Can confirm, however, this was most likely added to be on par with the fix of MC-270047 in 24w18a.