As a tool they are rarely used today, primarily superseded by mechanical saws. This is a link to how to care for your adze.
http://corvusboats.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/shipwrights-adze-sharpening-and-care_13.html
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Shipwright's Adze
A very lucky find on the weekend - a beautiful shipwright's adze. The old guy who sold it to me explained that in timber constructions he used it to hammer wooden securing pegs in and then reverse it to use the adze to shear off the remainder of the peg.
As a tool they are rarely used today, primarily superseded by mechanical saws. This is a link to how to care for your adze.
http://corvusboats.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/shipwrights-adze-sharpening-and-care_13.html
As a tool they are rarely used today, primarily superseded by mechanical saws. This is a link to how to care for your adze.
http://corvusboats.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/shipwrights-adze-sharpening-and-care_13.html
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