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Culture:American
Title:adze
Date Made:19th century
Type:Woodworking Tool
Materials:wood; base metal: iron
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Deerfield area
Measurements:overall: h: 29 1/2 w: 11 d: 4 1/8 in.
Accession Number:  HD 3124
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. Milton & Kenneth Williams
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Adze that belonged to Mr. Wells, the father of the wife of one of the donors, Kenneth Williams, who lived in Deerfield.

Label Text:
Branches: An axe was more suited for use on perpendicular surfaces, while the orientation of an adze’s cutting edge made working horizontal surfaces easier. This flat-edged adze was used in timber frame construction to trim off high spots and level surfaces on hand-hewn timbers to be overlaid with roof boards and floorboards. Leveling was typically done after the building was framed. This adze belonged to Deerfield resident Henry C. Wells (1862-1957).

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