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Adzes with canvas cover
Adzes with canvas cover

Adzes with canvas cover

Date1910-1950
Object number00047299
NameAdze
MediumWood, metal
DimensionsOverall (Adze): 715 x 305 x 115 mm
Overall (Canvas bag): 170 x 120 x 10 mm
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bernard Lake
DescriptionAdzes are used for removing heavy waste, levelling, shaping or trimming the surfces of timber. An adze is swung in a circular manner and the workman uses his chest or thigh as a 'stop' to prevent the arm from swinging too far and causing an accident.HistoryThis tool was used by the donor’s father Alfred Luther Lake, a British shipwright who migrated to Australia in 1911 and worked at Harbour Trust, Cockatoo Island dockyard, Chapman's dock, Mort's dock and Drakes shipyards.