Polished stone adze, Perthshire

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Polished stone adze

Field collection: Spitalfield, Caputh, Perth and Kinross

Donated by JW Torrance

An adze is similar in purpose and use to an axe but with the cutting edge at right angles to the handle rather than aligned with it. The principal use of the adze is in dressing and squaring large timbers.