adze

Curved timber shaper

An adze is a woodworking tool with a curved blade set at right angles to the handle, used for shaping and smoothing wood.

Unlike an axe, which cuts with the grain, an adze cuts across or along the surface, hollowing or planing.

Traditional boatbuilders and furniture makers still use adzes for work that power tools handle clumsily.

tool

chisel

Edged carving implement

gougeConcave carving blade
drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
spokeshaveTool for curving wood

froe · broadaxe · hatchet · mattock · pickaxe · hammer · mallet · handtool · striking · swinging

woodworking

hew

Cut with axe

timberWood for construction
beamStructural support member
plankFlat timber piece

log · shipwright · cooper · boatbuilding · carpentry · joinery · cabinetmaking · cooperage · smoothing · truing

carving

totem

Spiritual clan symbol

maskFace-worn concealment
canoeSlender paddled vessel
dugoutCarved-log canoe

figurehead · sculpture · bowl · trough · hollow · scoop · shaping · roughing · hewing · debark

blade

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

edgeBoundary or sharpness
bevelSloped edge or cut
honeMake keener or better

sharpen · grind · whet · temper · forge · hardened · tang · cutting-edge · poll · bit

Categories

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woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
digging toolsshovel, spade, pickaxe, mattock, hoe
hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
iron toolshammer, axe, chisel, anvil, tongs

Opposites

blade orientation

adzeaxe

Bladed tool for chopping

hatchet · tomahawk · felling axe · splitting maul · cleaver

cutting direction

adzeaxe

Bladed tool for chopping

hatchet · chisel · drawknife · plane · spokeshave

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G