Adze for sale (SOLD)

[Woodchips2]

Shipwright or chair-makers adze for sale imported from Australia and made by Cyclone Forge. Blade is 4 inches wide. Complete with 33 inches handle.

Collect from Newton Abbot for £30 (free cup of tea and biscuit) or courier for around £6 unless you live in those out of the way places the couriers charge an arm and a leg to venture to.

Regards Keith

 

[woodfarmer]

How many legs do you have? they are popular in the Arab ship building yards

 

[squib]

Nice adze and a great price.
Tricky tool to use well but once you get in the swing nothing removes wood faster.
Some of the old boys cut up tyres and used them as shin pads!
If I didn't have a couple already I would have this one, good luck with the sale.

 

[xy mosian]

I was lucky enough to meet a shipwright from Liverpool docks who had worked very early last century using an adze. He said that his training was to lift the toe of his leading boot so that a skidded cut ended up under the boot sole. He still had all toes etc.
At the time I met him, in a place called Mankinholes would you believe, he was making viols and shaping the inside of the top or soundboard, and back, with the adze. He claimed an accuracy of 1/16", 1.6 mm, impressive indeed.
xy

 

[El Barto]

Is this still for sale?

 

[Woodchips2]

Is this still for sale?

It is although I've had to fight off several hundred buyers :lol:
Regards Keith

 

[El Barto]

Sent you a PM

 

[Woodchips2]

Sent you a PM

Have sent a reply.
Regards Keith

 

[Woodchips2]

Now sold to the Hampshire chairmaker. May his seats be hewed to perfection.
Regards Keith