Adze, long handled

Name/Title

Adze, long handled

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.83

Description

Metal-headed tool with curved, cutting blade on one side and flat, pounding head on the other. The tool has a long, curved wooden handle with the paint worn away where the tool was held with two hands.

Context

May have been used by a carpenter, ship builder or cooper.

Collection

1840 Shipbuilding

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Adz, Mattock, woodworking, cutting, smoothing

Dimensions

Height

27 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

3 in

Location

* Untyped Location

Sec 3E Shelf S20

Create Date

August 26, 2024

Update Date

August 28, 2024