![]() ![]() The shape of the cutting edge may be vary from flat for smoothing work to extremely rounded for hollowing work such as bowls, gutters and canoes. The size of the foot adzes ranges from 00 to 5, weight ranging from 3.25 to 4.75 pounds (1.5–2.2 kg), and the width of the cutting edge ranging from 3 to 4.5 inches (75–115 mm). While using these adzes, the user stands firm on the surface and swings the tool between his sufficiently spread feet, chipping off the material there and simultaneously shifting his position backwards gradually. I’m anxious to find a piece of poplar, or somewhat soft wood to try it out some more.Commonly known by the terms like shipbuilder’s adzes or carpenter’s adzes, these adzes are used in heavier applications, particularly various operations on timber like levelling, shaping, or trimming or removal of heavy waste. An adze makes very quick work of waste removal, and from my research, I chose the Karlsson model based on the excellent feedback I’ve read. Up until now, I’ve never actually used an adze before, but I’ve been fascinated by dough bowls ever since seeing images and instructions for making one in Drew Langsner’s book several years ago. It even cut through (green) hard maple quite nicely, although I’ve since backed off from beginning bowl carving with such a tough wood… It’s versatile and you can do some serious wasting fairly quickly. It’s small enough that you could use to rough out the bowls of larger spoons with some very careful use. This sucker is intensely sharp, has a great heft, and a great finish. I decided on a 5cm adze for bowl carving, as it came highly recommended across several forums. Hans Karlsson’s official site - looks like the web store is in Swedish only, limited stockĭo you know of any other sources? I’ll add them to this list if you comment below. ![]()
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