Adze
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An adze or adz is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes have been used since the Stone Age. They are
Native Alaskan boat builder using an adze c.1910
Contemporary stone adzes from New Guinea
19th century catalogue showing various adze and axe heads
Micronesian of Tobi, Palau, making a paddle for his wa with an adze
Hoe (tool)
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A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural and horticultural hand tool used to shape soil, remove weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. Shaping the soil includes piling soil around the base o
A farmer using a hoe to keep weeds down in a vegetable garden.
Cultivating tool, a pull or draw hoe
Cultivating tool, a push or thrust hoe
Eye hoe heads, some with sow-tooth (German: Sauzahn), Centro Etnográfico de Soutelo de Montes, Pontevedra, Spain