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Prehistoric Māori adzes from New Zealand, used for [[wood carving]], were made from [[actinolite|nephrite]], also known as [[jade]]. At the same time on [[Henderson Island]], a small [[atoll]] in [[Polynesia]] lacking any rock other than [[limestone]], natives fashioned giant clamshells into adzes. | Prehistoric Māori adzes from New Zealand, used for [[wood carving]], were made from [[actinolite|nephrite]], also known as [[jade]]. At the same time on [[Henderson Island]], a small [[atoll]] in [[Polynesia]] lacking any rock other than [[limestone]], natives fashioned giant clamshells into adzes. | ||
More modern adzes are made from steel with wooden [[:wikt:Handle#Noun|handle]]s, and some people still use them extensively: occasionally those in semi-industrial areas, but particularly 'revivalists' such as those who exist at the | More modern adzes are made from steel with wooden [[:wikt:Handle#Noun|handle]]s, and some people still use them extensively: occasionally those in semi-industrial areas, but particularly 'revivalists' such as those who exist at the Colonial Williamsburg cultural center in Virginia, USA. However, the traditional adze has largely been replaced by the [[sawmill]] and the powered-[[plane (tool)|plane]], at least in industrialized cultures. It remains in use for some specialist crafts, for example by [[Cooper (profession)|coopers]]. | ||
Adzes are also in current use by artists such as American and Canadian Indian sculptors doing large pole work. | Adzes are also in current use by artists such as American and Canadian Indian sculptors doing large pole work. | ||
