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adzeor adzHand tool for shaping wood. A handheld stone chipped to form a blade, it is one of the earliest tools, and was used widely in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. By Egyptian times, it had acquired a wooden haft (handle) with a copper or bronze blade set flat at the top of the haft to form a T. In this form but with a steel blade, it continued to be the prime hand tool for shaping and trimming wood; the carpenter stands on or astride a log or other piece of timber, swinging the adze like a pick, down and between the legs. adze (US), adz a heavy hand tool with a steel cutting blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for dressing timber adz [adz] (design engineering) A cutting tool with a thin arched blade, sharpened on the concave side, at right angles on the handle; used for rough dressing of timber. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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