Adzs(?), adzi(?) and froes

[phantom4]

These are not exactly knives but they are edged cutting tools. I have a buddy who is a carpenter/cabinetmaker who is looking for a source for these tools for woodworking. Can anybody help?

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[cbuckhurst]

i've seen several woodworking catalogs that list them, but only one I can remember offhand is The Japan Woodworker, which is a great catalog for hand tools, especially high end japanese tools
www.japanwoodworker.com

HTH,
Colin

 

[Alberta Ed]

Lee Valley Tools has a very nice selection including an Austrian sculptor's adze, as well as one by Iltis, a carpenter's hand adze, hand scoop adze, froes plus drawknives, Gransfors axes, chisels, and darn near everything ever made for shaping wood from toothpicks to log cabins. I forget what their URL is -- do a search and it'll turn up. Their catalogue alone is work of art and worth ordering. And the prices are in the Canadian peso, currently around 65 cents US, so you're getting a bargain.

 

[TimmyTheTalkingToilet]

Well my dad still has a couple left over from a progect we did at a job site, e-mail me and I will ask him how much he wants for them.