[SEL] OT what do you call that tool?

[Gary Epps]

Bill, adz is used to shape wood while a froe is used to split wood.  As 
in a split shake shingle.  The adz is used with a somewhat of a chopping 
motion like a hoe or mattock while the froe is struck with a club or 
mallet usually made of wood.  The adz is used to "hollow out" wood in 
much the same way a scorp does on a smaller scale.  Admittedly the scorp 
   is used with a pulling motion.  You might use a scorp to hollow out 
the bottom of a wood chair while you might use an adz to hollow out a 
log to make a canoe or boat.

Gary

Bill Brueck wrote:
> Froe: a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
> 
> So would that be the same thing as the adz?  Or maybe a specialized version
> of an adz?
> 
> B²
> Bill Brueck (brick)
> Chatfield, Minnesota USA
> 
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>>It was and is called a froe.
>>Dan Bousman
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Glenn Wilson" <wilson at stny.rr.com>
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>>Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:47 AM
>>Subject: [SEL] OT what do you call that tool?
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>>>What do you call the tool that used to make siding for houses?
>>>It has a wooden handle and a cutting edge 90 degrees to the handle.
>>>They would pound this thing into the end of a log and then crank
>>>the handle back and forth to split the log..
>>>Thanks, Glenn
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