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Just finished making them. Had a try of the adze. It cut quite well but was innacurate and a little strange to use. Guess these days we're so use to indirect percussion for chiselling.


Tool Making

Currently in the process of making some woodworking tools. I bought some copper from ebay which I hope to hammer into chisels. Meanwhile I've just made my first flint Adze and am making a flint chisels as I write. It will be nice to do a side by side comparison of the two. The seems to be very little knowldge around on prehistoric mesoamerican woodworking tools. I've put a few feelers out. Got some good info on European and Egyption tools and even some on northern American (beaver's teeth, believe it or not) but nothing on mesoamericans as yet....