IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD FOR ADZE: "FROM A PIT ...

When Japanese scientists wanted to learn more about how ground stone tools dating back to the Early Upper Paleolithic might have been used, they decided to build their own replicas of adzes, axes, and ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

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Appraisal: Pre-contact Eskimo Walrus Adze Handle, in Virginia Beach Hour 3. Take a look at Anthony Slayter-Ralph's appraisal of a pre-contact Eskimo walrus adze handle, from Virginia Beach Hour 3.

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 ...

Those who have gone to Pioneer Days at Fowler Park may have seen a small adze used to make wooden bowls. An adze is a tool used to shape, level and smooth wood to make a variety of items. A ...

Sealaska Heritage Institute is incorporating a traditional Native carving method into the building of the Walter Soboleff Center in Juneau. Wayne Price is a Tlingit carver from Haines. He’s using an ...

In the Indonesian island village of Langda, located on Irian Jaya near its border with Papua New Guinea, a half-dozen men sit in an open space, chipping fragments out of rocks. It’s not rocket science ...