Hi as a carpenter/cabinet maker (time served 1963) i was taught to rest my elbow on my knee as you swing the Adze this is not only safer but also gives you more accuracy

My father, God rest his soul was an old school boatbuilder, he had a few adzes and I used to watch him use it in awe. That man could start cutting a roughly cut out curved oak rib with his adze and finish it until it really didnt even need to be spoke shaved. Thanks for posting this. Brings me back.

Adze are designed to either 'gouge' or 'plane' depending on which way you flip the handle. For planing, Move your hands closer together and swing at the wrist. Think of making an arc from your wrist to the timber and let the weight of the tool do the work.

This dude is awesome, lives in my town and always gives great deals on wood! Highly recommended buying from him!

There are still a few persons in the world Who masters the adze. Most of them are boatbuilders. Check out the channel traditional maritime skills and the clip big ships, cutting the rebate (at the end). Best regards from Sweden!

A proper adze handle can be reversed to give you two angles to the blade (heavy and light). That's why there is a squared hole in the adze head. Those Ancient Romans designed a pretty good tool! Agree on the handle length, and that the handle should be controlled from a fixed position at the top of your thigh.

I've never used that tool but it looked a bit dangerous to be bracing/securing the timber with your feet. I'd think setting the beam against a stopper of some sort would allow for a wider and safer stance, just a thought. But your technical advice was easy to follow and well-explained.

I was on the fence about getting an adze but really want to try it now thankyou. Just subscribed and cant wait to see more.

That was great Scott. Thanks! I just bought my first adze and could not figure out how to use it with any finesse!

It’s said in some places that the adze was one of the tools that Noah used while building the Ark

Hi Scott, Thanks for the great tutorial!! My father grew up on a farm and I remember he had an adze amongst his tools when I was growing up. I have only seen him use it once or twice and don't remember much about the proper technique... I thought I needed a long-handled device but mostly see the stores interchanging the mattock tool with an adze. I will pick up a tool with a long handle so the tool can do the work. Thanks again for the great video and keep them coming. It would be nice to see some of the finished pieces that you used the adze on to get the hand made, old school, look.

It's best to secure the wood from moving with a couple of 2x8 lying flat on the floor and whose ends are against the wood being hallowed out with the adze and an exposed wall footing. Wear high boots and optionally leg protectors used by baseball catchers.

Good instructional video. Thank you!

Useful knowledge.Thanks.

Smart neighbor you have

good advice man

These things are great for de-barking as well.

My number one tool for digging out stubborn weeds.

Thank you

Cool 👍

All i could think about was you missing with that thing.

Mettre des protège jambes c'est utile aussi...

Beetle kill pine?

I found one of these and though it was for digging so I used it in the ground so now it is super dull how can I sharpen it?

Good god man better hope you don’t miss.

Not sure why any sharp tool would be swung towards the body. I realize that you do a lot of this work and maybe you're accustomed to it, but it looked very dangerous to show somebody to work this way. There must be another option so that you're not swinging towards your legs or your body?

Ever get yourself in the shin with that thing?

Advise visiting Mennonite or Amish communities. They are experts with the adze. Although you'll never see them on KZfaq. Saw them delving wood with the adze 1 & a half' to 2' peels. Seeing is believing. Get some advise on sharpening angel while you're there. No offense, really, but 3"~5" peels is kid stuff in their community.