Adze-plane, Skeparnon, Multipurpose Adze or Two-handled Adze? Practical Work with an Alleged Predecessor of the Woodworking Plane

This article presents a practical approach to a Graeco-Roman woodworking tool called “ascia-Hobel” in the archaeological literature, respectively “adze-plane” as the corresponding English term. The tool in question consists of an often semi-circular adze-blade attached to a two-handled shaft and see...

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Main Author: Rüdiger Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2018-02-01
Series:EXARC Journal
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10329