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Adzes
This file was made by B. M. Askholm, www.baskholm.dk/baskholm Please credit this: B. Askholm foto.

By No machine-readable author provided. B. Askholm assumed (based on copyright claims). [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Austria Sculptors Hand Adze
The Austria Sculptors Hand Adze

Citation: Austria Sculptures Hand Adze, 3” Wide Edge. https://www.toolexchange.com.au/our-tools/adzes/austria-sculptures-hand-adze-3-quot-wide-edge. Accessed 8 Oct. 2017.
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Broad Axe Vs The Adze
Illustration by Eric Sloane. Drawing of the proper use of an adze which was to plane down, or make smooth, a timber that was previously hewn with an axe.
Reference: “The Broad Axe vs. the Adze.” Handmade Houses... with Noah Bradley, 27 June 2017, https://handmadehouses.com/the-broad-axe-vs-the-adze/.
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Carpenters CNY USSC Restoration 1927
Adzes are used to chip away at the surface of the timber, either to reduce its size or to shape it to a particular dimension. Depending on the size of the adze and curvature of the blade, a skilled adzeman could plane the surface of the timber quite smoothly with little trace of the adze blade.

Reference: “Axes and Adzes.” USS Constitution Museum, 28 July 2015, https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2015/07/28/axes-and-adzes/.


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Timber Framing Adze
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Neolithic and Copper age Hammers.jpg
Basic types of stone tools: knives, axes, a hammer-axe and a hammerstone. Neolithic or Copper Age. The City of Prague Museum.

Reference: "File:Stone tools, Neolithic or Copper Age, City of Prague Museum, 175541.jpg." Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. 15 May 2017, 18:41 UTC. 28 Jun 2018, 03:55 .

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Pronunciation En Hammer
Reference: Team, Forvo. “How to Pronounce Hammer in English - Definition and Synonyms of Hammer in English.” Forvo.Com, https://forvo.com/word/hammer/. Accessed 1 July 2018.
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Barr Hewing Adze
The Barr Hewing Adze (Ship Carpenter's Adze) is specifically designed for hewing timbers. When used in conjunction with a scarf slick. The handle is ash, the cutting edge is 4½".

Reference: Barr Hewing Adze - Ship Carpenter’s Adze. https://www.loghelp.com/products/barr-hewing-adze-ship-carpenters-adze.asp. Accessed 27 June 2018.
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The Adze And The Ungrooved Axe Of The New England Indians
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Hand Tools
Woodworking hand tools banner for OSHA
Reference: Safety and Health Topics | Woodworking | Occupational Safety and Health Administration. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/woodproducts/tech_woodworking.html. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018.
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