An adze is an essential tool for those who work with wood by hand. Its shape and structure give you specific control while processing wood, especially when chopping curved forms, planning, and ...

Adzes have a carved wooden handle lashed to a metal blade. Before the arrival of Europeans the blades of adzes were made of stone. Why do you think people would adopt this new style of adze blades?

Japan’s ancient city and remote villages bring back memories of yesteryear. In Hida no Sato village, Suezo Yamaguti, 91, demonstrates the ancient craft of shingle-making. He painstakingly shaves a ...

In this video, I attempt to forge an adze for the first time, using measurements taken from a family heirloom belonging to my ...

Alongside the Yukon River in Whitehorse this weekend, you can hear the steady sound of chopping, and the crunch of people walking on spruce chips. Little by little — hour by hour — people are making a ...