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? Adzes tools come in many shapes and sizes (see Figure 1-4), ...

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 ...

Tool handles were kept short as there was little space to work and also so that heavy headed tools like the adze and side-axe ... barrel - and various curved cutting tools were used.

Firefighters chop down trees with the axe side, cut away roots and shrubs with the end of the adze blade, and dig barriers with the wide portion of the adze. (The tool has remained largely ...