Another Mystery Tool Adze ? This time

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Chisteve

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I picked this up over the weekend it needs a new handle

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Interesting - never seen such.
Does look like it must be an adze - the thin blade and flat back suggest for final flattening - almost to a smooth plane surface - you'll have to handle, sharpen and try it out.
 
Certainly looks like an adze, although the few I have owned, had a curved back.
When you used these to "dress " timber, you were left with small characteristic marks - you could always see they were adze cut.
I think Dannyr might be right - this could be for fine final dressing.
A beautiful tool that needs a razor sharp edge !
When I was first introduced to using an adze ( rebuilding wooden bridges in Western New South Wales ( Australia ) , I had to put both feet inside a small metal drum - less painful than cutting tendons ! The timber used for bridge building here are harder than almost anything seen in UK
That's a nice piece of gear - the handle needs to be the right shape.
By the way, it takes a few years to learn the craft of using an adze to it's full potential - so I am sure it will give you challenges and rewards
 

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