Best for: Woodworking, carving. With a short handle for one-hand use, an adze blade is set perpendicular to the handle ...

In his personal blacksmith shop, Pulaski modified the tool -- getting rid of the shovel head and lengthening the axe and adze blades -- and thus the Pulaski was conceived. Ed Pulaski. Credit ...

If you're cutting through roots or dense vegetation, the INTERTOOL cutter mattock, which has a blade instead of a pick, is a great option. Meanwhile, the adze blade is used for loosening soil.

Adzes have a carved wooden handle lashed to a metal blade. Before the arrival of Europeans the blades of adzes were made of stone. Why do you think people would adopt this new style of adze blades?

Abrading: The process of modifying a stone through friction created by rubbing or scraping. Adze: A cutting tool, similar to an axe, where a bevelled stone blade is attached at a right angle to the ...