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Biber Classic French-style Hand Adze

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Biber Classic French-style Hand Adze

French adze sweep profile
Adze Sweep Profile

From the Mueller forge in Austria, these nicely-sized gutter adzes provide a choice of three cutting profiles to meet your stock removal needs. Use the shallower sweep for tasks like dressing a hand-hewed appearance onto construction lumber and the deeper sweeps for taking bigger bites for wooden gutter making.

These adzes have an in-cannel cutting edge (bevel on the inside of the curve). Because you cannot ride the bevel with this edge configuration, they would not be suitable for bowl carving or scooping a seat bottom - where you would be better with an adze having an out-cannel cutting edge (that lets you ride the bevel, having more control as you cut).

The 17-1/2″ overall length lets you use these with a double-fist grip or you can choke up slightly to easily use them one-handed. From the back of the pol to the cutting edge measures 7-1/2". Hickory Handle. Includes leather sheath.

Specifications

Please Note: These tools are are hand forged and each individual tool is slightly different. Specifications are approximate.

  • All Adzes
    • Overall Length — 17-1/2"
    • Head Weight — 1.2 lbs
    • Bevel - Inside (In-cannel)
  • Shallow Adze
    • Cutting Width — 2-1/2"
    • Sweep Depth — 5/16"
    • Sweep Radius — 250mm (10") *
    • Approximate Sheffield sweep — # 5
  • Medium Adze
    • Cutting Width — 2-1/2"
    • Sweep Depth — 1/2"
    • Sweep Radius — 110mm (4-5/16") *
    • Approximate Sheffield sweep — # 7
  • Deep Adze
    • Cutting Width — 2-1/4"
    • Sweep Depth — 5/8"
    • Sweep Radius — 70mm (2-3/4") *
    • Approximate Sheffield sweep — # 8

* The sweep radius is the radius of the circle you would get by extending the curve of the adze around to make a complete circle.