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Description

This home made adze has a wooden handle fabricated from spruce or similar material and a blade made from an iron wood splitting wedge. The wedge has been bent to produce a slight curvature. It is attached to the beveled end of the handle with a leather thong that wraps around the throat of the wedge and passes through a hole in the handle.

  • Collection: Cadzow Collection
  • Catalogue Number: 70941
  • Object Type: adze
  • Materials: wood, iron
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, metal working
  • Tags: tool, woodworking

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