Photos The Weird, Unusual, Bizarre and just plain ol' Strange Axe Thread!

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Those Islanders and their scary stuff!

 

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Here is a traditional New Zealand Maori adze axe made with a jade bit. These things were very effective as both a weapon and a tool. When sharpened correctly the jade can become razor sharp.

When I was in college I spent one summer working on an archeological dig in Central Washington. One of the coolest objects we found was a jade adze blade. The site was dated as 1100 years old. We excavated a longhouse that was built with interlocking wood timbers. All carved with stone axes and adzes. Preserved by fire you could still see how the pieces fit together.

Stone age timber framers. Who knew?!?

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

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