Congratulations, you've found the most used tool in all former Soviet counties(I'm from Bulgaria), in my country is called "tesla" not like the car! It's used in households for little jobs, totally not for pros like you, but is useful. Btw the handle is too long, it's used more like hammer not as axe!
That tool existing for centuries, it evolved almost all that time. It physically can't be useless. It was extremely widspread in slavic and asia countries. It is universal tool that do almost anything that peasant need to do in every day work. It is an axe, hook, shovel, hummer. There are different varieties of that tool, depending on angle and length.
Your argument of it being a peasant tool does add credibility to it being a multi-tool, actually. Peasants are poor and tools are expensive. Having a tool that is long lasting and can perform a lot of tasks decently, rather than several tools of the same quality that can handle said tasks perfectly, is without question something that makes sense.
One of the things I appreciate most about your channel is your willingness to share your mistakes/teachable moments. A lot of folks seem too proud/embarrassed to do so, and it's a nice touch on your channel.
Hungarian here. We used these kind of tool in my childhood for multiple purposes We called it a hoe but it isn't really a hoe. We usually used it to cut of branches from logs and to dig small trenches in the garden and around the field and house where the water cal flow during heavy rains to prevent ponds being created. So it was more of a gardening tool as a woodworking tool. But as far as I know, originally it is a carpenter tool mostly used for building ships. With this tool you can easily carve out the inside of a kenu for example.
The “adze” has a lot of uses and shapes but it’s mostly for wood shaping or agriculture there’s a good ted talk where he explains the use of various forms of axes in conjunction with carpentry or logging etc. “ Have broad axe will travel” - Roy underhill
This tools is also popular in Greece. It is almost exclusively used by builders, when they create (and dismantle) frames and moulds from wood to pour concrete. It is popular as most buildings there have a concrete frame. So basically it is for hammering and extracting nails, pulling planks apart like a crow bar and occasionally digging into some soft material.
Over here in Greece is called Skeparni. It is mainly used by builders when they assemble wooden concrete forms. In older days the forms were made out of cottonwood planks, so the cutting edge was good enough to cut and split. BTW you made the handle longer than it is, which is attached not like an axe, but like a tomahawk.
yes! In Bulgaria, we call it "Тесла" It's my top favourite tool. You can do everything with it ... Just perfect for cutting roots and digging rocks.. you have perfect leverage with it.
This is a Turkish multi tool for everything. The edge rolled because it was too sharp. It should have been a way duller edge because the tool is made to lift stones and get used as a crowbar. If you type “keser” on the internet, you’ll find it.
This kind of tool is know in Greece for more than 2800 years. Named SKEPARNI. Homer(~800BC) in Odyssey(E237) says "...δωκε δ' επειτα σκέπαρνον εύξοον..."(..then give a well-sharpened skeparni...)
I laughed very hard at the "just another opportunity" observation. Sometimes it seems that the purpose of my own existence is to serve as a warning to others lol
Just a someone else mentioned, in former Yugoslavia parts was also called Tesla, which is probably derived from word “tesati” translated “to hack”. It was used by old school woodworkers for carving wood, and general carpentry.
Hello from Serbia. Awesome videos. I have this tool, here we call it keser or tesla. Usually older guys used it as carpenters on construction site, but lately they have been replaced with axes. It is a tricky tool to use, but with enough practice... I have seen some guys really crafty with it. My dad have used it a lot.
sad trazim dal mu je neko napisao vec ili da napisem ja haha tesla je nasa staroslovenska rec a keser je turska pozajmljenica da znas eto ako te je mozda zanimalo
In Greece, where I come from, this is called "skeparni", from the Ancient Greek "skeparnon". It is mentioned in ancient Greek literature, so it is a very old tool and not at all bizarre. Today it is one of the most popular tools in Greece and other-where in South Europe. It is most commonly used by construction workers for building the moulds for pouring in the concrete. The hammer side is used for hammering in the nails to hold the boards. The hatchet side and the nail puller are used to de-assemble the moulds once the concrete has set.
In homes they use it for a mix of construction and gardening work mostly, the blade is decent of gardening job usually, hell I once put together an IKEA table with one
"Careful with that axe, Cod." (Cit.) Ask to a boat builder how to manage it, it does not require strenght but accuracy. It's not made to cut trees, but to shape the planks. That one is for carpenters ( hammer head, eyelet to pull nails).
ahh from a glance i was assuming it too be some sort of entrenching tool that also could deal with roots and small trees and basic construction/capentry. thanks for the info
@@trys9262 would actualy be a smart application but then again a sharp foalding spade would do it probably just as good and you could also digg with it
@@trys9262 it is used for roots removal as well. Every Balkan vllage grandpa ownes at least 2 of those, old forged steel, because of how usefull they are in the everyday farmer work.
I have worked as a fencer for 11 year now ever since I left school. I use my adze ever day and think it one of the best tools out there. Granted my adze is forged and over 80 years old but I couldn't go a day without it. Loved this video
Cody cracked me up with his reaction to the short piece of fence. I would have fussed at myself. Cody was very temperate in the video. Thanks for posting.
0:09 Gotta love hearing that wolf howl with the audible bell tone at the end....and the Loctite. On one of my older computers from the '90s, there was a nature-themed sound package included with the Windows package. That wolf howl was included. I laughed hard the first time I heard the same howl on one of the 'reality' off-grid tv shows as part of their intro.
My thoughts exactly. I feel likes it's meant for a more across motion than a twoards motion. Especially when trimming on the ground. I don't want to split toes lengthwise
@william Cranston You can use it for a sort of chopping but you place the forearm/elbow of your strong arm on your thigh to control the tool , you do not chop as with an axe.
Keser in turkish. Ive seen it heavily used in traditional boat construction btw.. great for rough sculpting, got two ancient ones laying around the shop
Hey Cody. Love your videos. I live in the uk and am interested in homesteading. I was thinking a video I would be really interested in seeing would be how you do your shopping over there. I mean u must live quite far from the shops and obviously you grow some stuff on your own. So is it a monthly shop or weekly? Would be nice to hear from Mrs W. on this? Also please don’t stop your manly manners or your Christian messaging. I may not be a Christian myself but it’s nice to hear and it’s one of the many reasons I respect you and your family so much. You are definitely an inspiration and a role model for me. Much love.
I just watched the video and decided to leave a comment. On scrolling down and reading your message, I realised you said everything I wished to express. I'm over in Ireland here, experimental stage of homesteading here presently. Also a non Christian, but have nothing but admiration and respect for those with faith. #sweetcomment
I live in an area not quite out in the woods but defiantly not suburban by any means. In the past 20 years we have been encroached on by urban sprawl making stores closer but when we moved here we made our town runs once every 2 weeks, we found our small truck could haul enough groceries and feed for our kids and animals to keep us going for 2 weeks in 1 trip. After we bought a full size truck with a camper shell we discovered the groceries that were perishable would last about 3 weeks. We love Milk and really didn't want to have to get goats or milk cows to enjoy it so we have settled back to going every 2 weeks even though the stores are closer now and truck is bigger, we still grow a bunch and I haven't had to eat a store bought egg in nearly 2 decades but begining to look at moving to get away from Neighbors. No offense to my community but I just don't like having neighbors that can hear my gunfire, much less have to listen to their fda rears blaring music all hours of the night.
In Korea, we call - jagui / 자귀. These were very common tools especially for carpenter. They used these to shape woods to build all those large and small wooden palaces, temples and houses of intricate carvings of mortises and tenons. Carefully selected huge trees were formed using these tools to fabricate square beams and round columns with incredible precision.
We also have this in Romania, possibly an inheritance from the times when the USSR occupied our country, or not, i don t know, but we call it a Tesla and it is a very versatile tool.
Hey WS, another Bulgarian here. We call it "Tesla" - emphasis on the 2nd A. It's a builder's tool. Used for rough work when building. Generally, not used as an axe. More of a hammer and (clay) brick and cinderblock chopping tool. Just to get the correct piece size. A lot of other uses to it as well. Like you said - rough carpentry.
I kinda want one of those, feels like one of those tools that looks interesting on a pegboard and eventually becomes the best tool for some obscure project
My grandfather was doing old carpentry for museums in slovakia he used similar looking tools but forged for making wooden plates and basically anything what required to dig in and make a cavity. Most of his tool are now in museums.
You gonna see this on every single construction site in Greece, we call it "skerpani" it's used with a shorter handle. You use it as a hammer to nail the boards for the mold of the concrete foundation together and after the concrete has dried you use the other side to pry the boards of again.
This is pretty popular in turkey as well. We call it "keser", literally means "cutter". We hardly ever cut anything with it tho. It is mostly used for rough nail jobs. (for example, nailing down or breaking apart a small fence, chicken coop etc.)
For what it's worth this late in the day, I was given one by a joiner friend from a batch of tools he brought back from Northern Cyprus. Then a couple of years later a second he brought from northern Spain. In both places they had been used for round pole scaffolding. Cutting flats on the poles where they cross ,driving nails through the joint with the head left proud and using the nail puller to strike it all when your done.
Its a Greek contraction hummer... its called "σκεπαρνι" "skeparni" is used for wood framing the concrete molds for houses.... inserting nails, cleaning from left over concrete on wood and removing nails from them... for being a framer, you need 2 tools.. this hummer and a top cutter
I have an Adze. I love it! I don't use it for anything but dirt work with the small handled one. The long handle heavy one is like a pick ax and is great for breaking up snow plow piles in the driveway.
Oh my grandma had this, she used to give it to me to dig the ground since it's smaller kids can use it to do garden-farmer work, or just dig holes on the ground. I never seen it used for chopping trees, but its great if you need to dig a small hole in sturdy ground.
@@Mistraker I think you missed the point. Adzes have been around "literally" since the STONE AGE & is probably one of the most commonly used tools in existence. Yet, you seemed to be completely unaware of what an adze was, let alone used for. Depending on where you lived, you'd likely have BOTH adze & axe however, the axe was NOT around nearly as long as the adze since it was used far more extensively. If you were to look in any garage, shed or outbuilding over 50 years old, you'd find an adze in one form or another. I was stunned you seemed to be baffled by it & were clearly unaware of its use/name.
Boat building in Scandinavia with axes was common. Just a slight twist and it works to flatten from the side. Otherwise that you cut vertically, really only a 90 degree difference but this guy looks useful for a whole lot more than an axe. I can think of farming uses for it
As a trained shipwright i know this tool well and have used it allot. Writen:adze or adse and its pronounced: ets or ats. German word in origin. And your handle is just a littlebit short. This wonderfull tool is not ment to fell or strip green wood. it works well on old aged/dried wood and the nail remover notch and flat striking area are there to be used with a medium benchhammer to clean up reclaimed timbers and planks or boards or even split pallets. More like a broad crowbar.Dont hit nails or knots in wood. Used two handed with small rhythmic chops or scraping/drawing for cleaning and as a lever to split/ separate planks (edge between boards, a few hits with a hammer on strikingface and lever up and down, side to side) and to lift and hold in situ boards like doors. In rough carpentry on small rustic furniture it also works well. This is a pryingtool or wedgetool not a cutting/hitting tool(you can hit it, but Not hit With it.)and needs to be flexible to avoid snapping, have a flat top and slightly round (not sharpened)edge to do these tasks. It doesn't like nails or hardening. So in short: it was not the tool lacking quality even cheap ones last when cared for and used right, but a tool😉using a tool incorectly and not to its full potential. Also this thing is indeed used in russia to keep up and cultivate small plots of land lika a with hoe a rake and axe. Nice video anyway. Greatings from the Netherlands.
I know this is an old comment, but every carpentry crew i worked with sent some new guy to the truck for the lumber stretcher lol! Apparently a worldwide joke!
In Greece it is a very widespread tool in use especially in housebuilding.Since most structures are built using concrete, builders use 'molds' made out of wooden planks nailed together to keep the viscous wet concrete in the shape they need.It is used as a hammer at that time.Once the concrete has dried up to become a hardened mass, they use the same tool to pry out the wooden molds off the concrete.Both the nail puller and the prying 'tooth' are used there.Aside from that, it can dig, and chop wood (to some extent). We call it 'skeparni'.
Hello Cody, Miss W., tanks again for your outstanding videos (it’s a joy every morning with my coffee!) Anyway I was wondering if you could actually do a “Loctite” video to explain the different variety and use, (I use only the red one, the others are a bit mysterious for me)
I had one of these once. A proper one. We called it the medieval multi tool, handy as hell when you gotta watch what you’re carrying because of weight, just not as effective as each individual tool, like you said.
I just wanted to say i love your channel even though as of right now i can utilize the knowledge and information you provide my life dream is to have a small homestead of my own. The content you do reminds me of my foster father of 10 years, who died at the age 89 5 years ago. Lot of old school techniques and enginuity which fascinates me. Watching your channel kinda helps fill the void he left when he died. I want to thank you for that.
This tool was my grandfather favorite. As a hammer and a trimmer. But not for cutting a tree and yes his tool is an original one was made over than 30 years ago and still usable till today and tomorrow for sure. Although no one of us can use it as clever and fast as he was. Thanks.
I never thought this tool was being used to work with wood. In Iraq, this thing is used by builders to cut bricks to the desired length ( when they need only a half or so of the full brick ) when building a new wall.
We have it here in Cyprus, its used by builders when they make molds out of boards for pouring concrete. Its used as a hummer, a pry bar, nail puller not as an axe. Test it when you have a job evolving wooden boards and nails
Adze- noun:a tool similar to an ax with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood. Guess if you are really great at using an adze you are the wizard of adze? (smiling)
My grandpa used to use that kind of tool for chopping dried branches of the trees, and lift deadwood out of water, when he did not have regular pike with him on boat. He used to keep one on boat allways when he went fishing, or even on woods to gather berries or mushrooms. was an multi tool to have a round in backpack when going out on woods. Later on he replaced it with billhook.
How the hell have we lost the skill to use a tool in my life time. I was taught to use this ADZE when i was ten. Now most of you cannot even recognise the tool let alone use it.
Well it depends where your from. You might of been taught to use an adze when you were ten,but us westerners use axes for wood so we were taught to use axes not adzes
We use adzes in Turkey as well and apparently they've been around since the Stone Age. They are mainly for banging and removing nails and pruning extra bits and pieces from already cut down trees. They can also be used for splitting wood for burning etc. They are quite versatile so you can find them in literally every house in the rural Turkey.
Please try a finnish military shovel. We use it to chop down little trees and especially dig holes to the ground for cover. And there are a lot of roots. Its a surprisingly handy tool, highly recommend trying one.
Well I am from Macedonia... and when I saw that to it instantly reminded me of my grandad who is not with us anymore... its called Тесла (Tesla) around here... and its very very very handy tool if u know how to use it. Its more of precision, than a force tool. I remember that my grandad was carrying one around his belt ALWAYS. He could do literally anything out of wood with it. He made his own donkey cart using mostly that... put nails take out nails.. cut some smaller trees, planks, very versatile. If I find a good quality one (hope someone produces them still around here in good quality), I will send u a proper one to try it around… since u got the skill set I am sure you'll love it with proper use. It has some steep learning curve if u've never handled one... but quick pro tip: make the handle smaller please. :D Its one-hand tool and It's more of a hammer, than a axe. Cheers for the video... I've been watching you for a while and learned a lot, loving it. First comment tho... keep it up! This one bring some very nice memories. Thank you for that! (m)
An adze is used for leveling timber, usually after rough hewing with an axe. After the adze you plane it to get it perfectly level, but I’ve seen some people get an almost perfect level with an adze. An adze with a rounded blade is useful for roughly hollowing out bowls. To me it’s an awkward tool but maybe I just can’t get the angle right. Axe, drawknife, saw, and plane is usually all I need.
I got my first chip in my GB small forest ace this weekend. Kinda bummed, but it's still sharp, even where the nick is and it sure doesnt owe me anything. Love that little guy.
I've always pronounced it that way too, but I don't really encounter the need to say it often and I have no idea that I'm actually right. I think I've read it more than I've ever spoken or heard it spoken aloud. My first instinct was "he's saying that wrong", but then it was "I'm probably guessing how to pronounce it wrong".
If it was pronounced with a W in it, it'd have a ****ing W in it, which it doesn't. Trust you Americans to take a perfectly normal vowel and decide to instead pronounce like any one of the other 4, without any validation or reasoning behind it.
Just recently started to watch. I'm not a very outdoorsy type, but I'm always willing to listen to others that are more knowledgeable than me. Came for the cool tools but stayed because of the little nuggets of Biblical wisdom. Thank you for not shying away from those teachable moments.
This tool is used by construction home builders. The back side is used as hammer to drive nails, the hole in the blade is to pull out nails, and the blade is used to separate between nailed boards or pry nail heads
in turkey we call it "keser" and it can do plenty of jobs like wood cutting nailing something you can even use it for dugging small holes. its really handy to be honest.
It is a very good tool . I am from Romania and I am not a profesional but I have used forged ones like that one you have in mounting and disasemble wood frames . Let me tell you ,when you have some rusted thik nails to pull out and dismantle the frame containing them THIS is the only and perfect tool you need. Search a good one and use it! Have a nice day!
I love your channel wranglerstar. . A really great educational channel to teach youngsters how things work specially those hand tools.. I’m not the best dad in the world but I try my best to teach my kids to be independent from the things we take for granted .
Very popular among Greek construction workers, here we call it SKERPANI - ΣΚΕΡΠΑΝΙ, the sharp side is actually for light carving and fitting on the spot for cement wooden frames, also very popular in traditional boat making
Extremely common tool in Greece. Used mostly in mold making for pouring concrete during building construction. Every corner tool store sells it. My grandfather who was making furniture had several of these
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You should collaborate with Liam Hoffman on this tool...see if he can make a proper one.
Hi Mr.wranglestar that adze type is not from Russia it's from all of eastern Europe ,The balkans,turkey
I love your videos, but. When you do the description your suppose to tell us what the video is about before you post all of your links.
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Yeah I agree but it would also be a good digger which an axe isnt great at.
Congratulations, you've found the most used tool in all former Soviet counties(I'm from Bulgaria), in my country is called "tesla" not like the car! It's used in households for little jobs, totally not for pros like you, but is useful. Btw the handle is too long, it's used more like hammer not as axe!
Same thing in Serbia :)
Same in Romania. Same name, shorter handle, and the nice ones are forged not cast . I think that it is a carpenter/framer tool, not a forester tool.
Its called telsa in romania too
Lol. Very common back home in Kosovo.
pro, lmao
"Just another opportunity for the good Lord to give me a lesson in patience and humility." I'm going to use this when I screw up now
Amen to that lol
Best saying ever
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That stood out to me, as well. I like that attitude!
Yes, it feels like a good replacement for triple stacked load of swearing i usually let out when i mess up like that.
That tool existing for centuries, it evolved almost all that time. It physically can't be useless. It was extremely widspread in slavic and asia countries. It is universal tool that do almost anything that peasant need to do in every day work. It is an axe, hook, shovel, hummer. There are different varieties of that tool, depending on angle and length.
I've got 1 passed down to me made of New Zealand Greenstone (jade)
He’s not calling the tool useless, just that specific cheaply made one. You can’t really argue how it looked after a couple of tasks.
Your argument of it being a peasant tool does add credibility to it being a multi-tool, actually.
Peasants are poor and tools are expensive.
Having a tool that is long lasting and can perform a lot of tasks decently, rather than several tools of the same quality that can handle said tasks perfectly, is without question something that makes sense.
"Just another opportunity for the Good Lord to give me a lesson in patience and humility." I hear that, brother.
Jev Forsberg don’t we all.
Mason Archer imdont lol
One of the things I appreciate most about your channel is your willingness to share your mistakes/teachable moments. A lot of folks seem too proud/embarrassed to do so, and it's a nice touch on your channel.
Also very common in Turkey. Called "keser" in some places, literally meaning "The cutter"
In Russia, it's called "teslo" (also: tesla, tesnik). I presume, the name comes from the verb "тесать" (to hew). One of the most ancient tools.
That name means literally that in Serbian. Perhaps it originates from these parts.
Also "tesla" name in romanian too
Hungarian here. We used these kind of tool in my childhood for multiple purposes We called it a hoe but it isn't really a hoe. We usually used it to cut of branches from logs and to dig small trenches in the garden and around the field and house where the water cal flow during heavy rains to prevent ponds being created. So it was more of a gardening tool as a woodworking tool. But as far as I know, originally it is a carpenter tool mostly used for building ships. With this tool you can easily carve out the inside of a kenu for example.
The “adze” has a lot of uses and shapes but it’s mostly for wood shaping or agriculture there’s a good ted talk where he explains the use of various forms of axes in conjunction with carpentry or logging etc. “ Have broad axe will travel” - Roy underhill
That's the host from the Woodwright Shop on PBS. Old school carpentry.
This tools is also popular in Greece. It is almost exclusively used by builders, when they create (and dismantle) frames and moulds from wood to pour concrete. It is popular as most buildings there have a concrete frame. So basically it is for hammering and extracting nails, pulling planks apart like a crow bar and occasionally digging into some soft material.
Over here in Greece is called Skeparni. It is mainly used by builders when they assemble wooden concrete forms. In older days the forms were made out of cottonwood planks, so the cutting edge was good enough to cut and split. BTW you made the handle longer than it is, which is attached not like an axe, but like a tomahawk.
If my grandpa saw this he would probably say"Why is this american man playing with a potato holes diger?"😂
totally
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@@savagebot5672 diger
Where he from
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I love how you test these tools in real projects. Unlike most they test tools in the most ideal situations but you put them in a "real world" test
Adze.
Used for woodwork, construction.
Ever Homer writes about it, calls it "Skeparnon".
Well it is called skerpani (the tone at a) in modern Greek
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So you'd expect the American guy to know about Odysseus and his craft skills?
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We call it "tesla" in Bulgaria. It is very popular traditional tool.
For what is it needed?
yes! In Bulgaria, we call it "Тесла"
It's my top favourite tool. You can do everything with it ... Just perfect for cutting roots and digging rocks..
you have perfect leverage with it.
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Wranglerstar good one🙂
please find the best splitting maul you can. also please get in touch with alec steele and see how good of a mid size axe he can make for you
Happy Birthday Ken.
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This is a Turkish multi tool for everything. The edge rolled because it was too sharp. It should have been a way duller edge because the tool is made to lift stones and get used as a crowbar. If you type “keser” on the internet, you’ll find it.
In Russia we don't need axes we use hands
In holland we just push
*mother Russia
Aussies don't need to do anything, the trees just fall of the earth since they're upside down
In America we use shitty axe made in China
Sasuke The wolf in America we use guns to shoot trees down
This kind of tool is know in Greece for more than 2800 years. Named SKEPARNI. Homer(~800BC) in Odyssey(E237) says "...δωκε δ' επειτα σκέπαρνον εύξοον..."(..then give a well-sharpened skeparni...)
I laughed very hard at the "just another opportunity" observation. Sometimes it seems that the purpose of my own existence is to serve as a warning to others lol
Just a someone else mentioned, in former Yugoslavia parts was also called Tesla, which is probably derived from word “tesati” translated “to hack”. It was used by old school woodworkers for carving wood, and general carpentry.
Hello from Serbia. Awesome videos. I have this tool, here we call it keser or tesla. Usually older guys used it as carpenters on construction site, but lately they have been replaced with axes. It is a tricky tool to use, but with enough practice... I have seen some guys really crafty with it. My dad have used it a lot.
sad trazim dal mu je neko napisao vec ili da napisem ja haha tesla je nasa staroslovenska rec a keser je turska pozajmljenica da znas eto ako te je mozda zanimalo
In Greece, where I come from, this is called "skeparni", from the Ancient Greek "skeparnon". It is mentioned in ancient Greek literature, so it is a very old tool and not at all bizarre. Today it is one of the most popular tools in Greece and other-where in South Europe. It is most commonly used by construction workers for building the moulds for pouring in the concrete. The hammer side is used for hammering in the nails to hold the boards. The hatchet side and the nail puller are used to de-assemble the moulds once the concrete has set.
Same at your northern neighbours, just its called skepar
In homes they use it for a mix of construction and gardening work mostly, the blade is decent of gardening job usually, hell I once put together an IKEA table with one
hi komshu we use that tool in Turkey too
"Careful with that axe, Cod." (Cit.) Ask to a boat builder how to manage it, it does not require strenght but accuracy. It's not made to cut trees, but to shape the planks. That one is for carpenters ( hammer head, eyelet to pull nails).
ahh from a glance i was assuming it too be some sort of entrenching tool that also could deal with roots and small trees and basic construction/capentry. thanks for the info
@@trys9262 would actualy be a smart application but then again a sharp foalding spade would do it probably just as good and you could also digg with it
@@trys9262 it is used for roots removal as well. Every Balkan vllage grandpa ownes at least 2 of those, old forged steel, because of how usefull they are in the everyday farmer work.
I have worked as a fencer for 11 year now ever since I left school. I use my adze ever day and think it one of the best tools out there. Granted my adze is forged and over 80 years old but I couldn't go a day without it. Loved this video
Cody cracked me up with his reaction to the short piece of fence. I would have fussed at myself. Cody was very temperate in the video. Thanks for posting.
Me too, it was perfect comedic timing. "Just another opportunity... for the GOOD LORD..." with a hint of gritted teeth.
Fussed? My tongue would have gone berserker.
I might have cut the two lower rails shorter and moved the posts closer together. Then get started on making a wider gate!
Ha, reminded me of the old video that Jack made when he fixed the fence.
0:09 Gotta love hearing that wolf howl with the audible bell tone at the end....and the Loctite. On one of my older computers from the '90s, there was a nature-themed sound package included with the Windows package. That wolf howl was included. I laughed hard the first time I heard the same howl on one of the 'reality' off-grid tv shows as part of their intro.
I feel like I would swack my shin with that
My thoughts exactly. I feel likes it's meant for a more across motion than a twoards motion. Especially when trimming on the ground. I don't want to split toes lengthwise
@william Cranston You can use it for a sort of chopping but you place the forearm/elbow of your strong arm on your thigh to control the tool , you do not chop as with an axe.
*CRAcK*
swack shin, more like amputate lower leg lol
I physically felt this comment. The splitting toes length wise too. I'mma take some Tylenol and go to bed now
Keser in turkish. Ive seen it heavily used in traditional boat construction btw.. great for rough sculpting, got two ancient ones laying around the shop
Hey Cody. Love your videos. I live in the uk and am interested in homesteading.
I was thinking a video I would be really interested in seeing would be how you do your shopping over there.
I mean u must live quite far from the shops and obviously you grow some stuff on your own. So is it a monthly shop or weekly?
Would be nice to hear from Mrs W. on this?
Also please don’t stop your manly manners or your Christian messaging. I may not be a Christian myself but it’s nice to hear and it’s one of the many reasons I respect you and your family so much.
You are definitely an inspiration and a role model for me.
Much love.
I'll pass this on to Mrs W,
I just watched the video and decided to leave a comment. On scrolling down and reading your message, I realised you said everything I wished to express. I'm over in Ireland here, experimental stage of homesteading here presently. Also a non Christian, but have nothing but admiration and respect for those with faith.
#sweetcomment
I live in an area not quite out in the woods but defiantly not suburban by any means. In the past 20 years we have been encroached on by urban sprawl making stores closer but when we moved here we made our town runs once every 2 weeks, we found our small truck could haul enough groceries and feed for our kids and animals to keep us going for 2 weeks in 1 trip. After we bought a full size truck with a camper shell we discovered the groceries that were perishable would last about 3 weeks. We love Milk and really didn't want to have to get goats or milk cows to enjoy it so we have settled back to going every 2 weeks even though the stores are closer now and truck is bigger, we still grow a bunch and I haven't had to eat a store bought egg in nearly 2 decades but begining to look at moving to get away from Neighbors. No offense to my community but I just don't like having neighbors that can hear my gunfire, much less have to listen to their fda rears blaring music all hours of the night.
In Korea, we call - jagui / 자귀. These were very common tools especially for carpenter. They used these to shape woods to build all those large and small wooden palaces, temples and houses of intricate carvings of mortises and tenons. Carefully selected huge trees were formed using these tools to fabricate square beams and round columns with incredible precision.
We also have this in Romania, possibly an inheritance from the times when the USSR occupied our country, or not, i don t know, but we call it a Tesla and it is a very versatile tool.
Hey WS, another Bulgarian here. We call it "Tesla" - emphasis on the 2nd A. It's a builder's tool. Used for rough work when building. Generally, not used as an axe. More of a hammer and (clay) brick and cinderblock chopping tool. Just to get the correct piece size. A lot of other uses to it as well. Like you said - rough carpentry.
I kinda want one of those, feels like one of those tools that looks interesting on a pegboard and eventually becomes the best tool for some obscure project
My grandfather was doing old carpentry for museums in slovakia he used similar looking tools but forged for making wooden plates and basically anything what required to dig in and make a cavity. Most of his tool are now in museums.
The edge rolled over on it
You gonna see this on every single construction site in Greece, we call it "skerpani" it's used with a shorter handle. You use it as a hammer to nail the boards for the mold of the concrete foundation together and after the concrete has dried you use the other side to pry the boards of again.
Great Job! Thats a cool tool.
This is pretty popular in turkey as well. We call it "keser", literally means "cutter". We hardly ever cut anything with it tho. It is mostly used for rough nail jobs. (for example, nailing down or breaking apart a small fence, chicken coop etc.)
I just yelled out loud: “ADDS!!”
So did I. I thought I was hearing an echo.
For what it's worth this late in the day, I was given one by a joiner friend from a batch of tools he brought back from Northern Cyprus. Then a couple of years later a second he brought from northern Spain.
In both places they had been used for round pole scaffolding. Cutting flats on the poles where they cross ,driving nails through the joint with the head left proud and using the nail puller to strike it all when your done.
Your reaction at 6:44 had no reason to be as funny as it was.
Oh my god your right the just blank stair
In Australia we call it an ADZE ( AD ZZZ ) good for wood work they come in large to small. It is not an axe it smooths planks
Right. In earlier times, carpenters used froes and adzes to make planks, beams and so on.
6:43 well there’s a problem.
all households had this in eastern Europe back n the 90's, i'm from Romania we called it tesla but with smaller handle
Its a Greek contraction hummer... its called "σκεπαρνι" "skeparni" is used for wood framing the concrete molds for houses.... inserting nails, cleaning from left over concrete on wood and removing nails from them... for being a framer, you need 2 tools.. this hummer and a top cutter
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I have an Adze. I love it! I don't use it for anything but dirt work with the small handled one. The long handle heavy one is like a pick ax and is great for breaking up snow plow piles in the driveway.
It's a great carving tool.
Yes it is
Oh my grandma had this, she used to give it to me to dig the ground since it's smaller kids can use it to do garden-farmer work, or just dig holes on the ground. I never seen it used for chopping trees, but its great if you need to dig a small hole in sturdy ground.
Try flattening the side of a log with a hammer or an axe, CAN'T be done, this is what that tool is mainly for.
You can absolutely hew a log flat with an axe. Axes exist with one flat side and an offset handle exactly for this task.
@@Mistraker I think you missed the point.
Adzes have been around "literally" since the STONE AGE & is probably one of the most commonly used tools in existence. Yet, you seemed to be completely unaware of what an adze was, let alone used for.
Depending on where you lived, you'd likely have BOTH adze & axe however, the axe was NOT around nearly as long as the adze since it was used far more extensively.
If you were to look in any garage, shed or outbuilding over 50 years old, you'd find an adze in one form or another.
I was stunned you seemed to be baffled by it & were clearly unaware of its use/name.
Boat building in Scandinavia with axes was common. Just a slight twist and it works to flatten from the side. Otherwise that you cut vertically, really only a 90 degree difference but this guy looks useful for a whole lot more than an axe. I can think of farming uses for it
As a trained shipwright i know this tool well and have used it allot. Writen:adze or adse and its pronounced: ets or ats. German word in origin. And your handle is just a littlebit short. This wonderfull tool is not ment to fell or strip green wood. it works well on old aged/dried wood and the nail remover notch and flat striking area are there to be used with a medium benchhammer to clean up reclaimed timbers and planks or boards or even split pallets. More like a broad crowbar.Dont hit nails or knots in wood. Used two handed with small rhythmic chops or scraping/drawing for cleaning and as a lever to split/ separate planks (edge between boards, a few hits with a hammer on strikingface and lever up and down, side to side) and to lift and hold in situ boards like doors. In rough carpentry on small rustic furniture it also works well. This is a pryingtool or wedgetool not a cutting/hitting tool(you can hit it, but Not hit With it.)and needs to be flexible to avoid snapping, have a flat top and slightly round (not sharpened)edge to do these tasks. It doesn't like nails or hardening. So in short: it was not the tool lacking quality even cheap ones last when cared for and used right, but a tool😉using a tool incorectly and not to its full potential. Also this thing is indeed used in russia to keep up and cultivate small plots of land lika a with hoe a rake and axe. Nice video anyway. Greatings from the Netherlands.
In Bulgaria we call this "tesla" .
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Thanks for the comic relief, "Cut it to length..." :-)
You know the Soviets also had a 2x4 stretcher that might have worked on that pole...
I know this is an old comment, but every carpentry crew i worked with sent some new guy to the truck for the lumber stretcher lol! Apparently a worldwide joke!
double loctite video? amazing
In Greece it is a very widespread tool in use especially in housebuilding.Since most structures are built using concrete, builders use 'molds' made out of wooden planks nailed together to keep the viscous wet concrete in the shape they need.It is used as a hammer at that time.Once the concrete has dried up to become a hardened mass, they use the same tool to pry out the wooden molds off the concrete.Both the nail puller and the prying 'tooth' are used there.Aside from that, it can dig, and chop wood (to some extent).
We call it 'skeparni'.
"So now we can cut our fence post to length.."
Story of my life.
I Love the Honesty.. I Thought It Was a Camera Angle That Was Making The Fence Piece Look Short.
Hello Cody, Miss W., tanks again for your outstanding videos (it’s a joy every morning with my coffee!) Anyway I was wondering if you could actually do a “Loctite” video to explain the different variety and use, (I use only the red one, the others are a bit mysterious for me)
I had one of these once. A proper one. We called it the medieval multi tool, handy as hell when you gotta watch what you’re carrying because of weight, just not as effective as each individual tool, like you said.
"Just another opportunity for the good lord to give me a lesson in patience and humility." ahaha great line
In Mexico is called "azuela" and it was used long time ago for flattening wood. It is not used cut trees.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
That's because it's not used to chop down trees, it's more of a carpenters tool
king potato I know, hence the phrase I used.
@@cromabu5090 Then by your logic everything would be a - "Jack of all Trades, master of ONE."
Tommy Jansen little confused as to how you came to that conclusion, or to be quite frank what you even mean?
I just wanted to say i love your channel even though as of right now i can utilize the knowledge and information you provide my life dream is to have a small homestead of my own. The content you do reminds me of my foster father of 10 years, who died at the age 89 5 years ago. Lot of old school techniques and enginuity which fascinates me. Watching your channel kinda helps fill the void he left when he died. I want to thank you for that.
This is what us old Kentucky hillbillies called a grubbing hole , for cutting roots and digging out a ground hogs .
This tool was my grandfather favorite. As a hammer and a trimmer. But not for cutting a tree and yes his tool is an original one was made over than 30 years ago and still usable till today and tomorrow for sure. Although no one of us can use it as clever and fast as he was. Thanks.
I never thought this tool was being used to work with wood. In Iraq, this thing is used by builders to cut bricks to the desired length ( when they need only a half or so of the full brick ) when building a new wall.
Same in finland back like 50years ago we used it the same way!
@@brutalianali7439 so you don't use it for that purpose anymore? Why?
@@GeN56YoS cuz we usually build houses with wood
@@GeN56YoS i think we maybe buy halfbrick idk bcuz i found that tool in a old brick house i asked dadwhat it was he said we used it when i was young
Idk know a im 15 years old
We have it here in Cyprus, its used by builders when they make molds out of boards for pouring concrete. Its used as a hummer, a pry bar, nail puller not as an axe. Test it when you have a job evolving wooden boards and nails
Adze- noun:a tool similar to an ax with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood.
Guess if you are really great at using an adze you are the wizard of adze? (smiling)
Adze a terrible pun! :-D
True (laughing)
My grandpa used to use that kind of tool for chopping dried branches of the trees, and lift deadwood out of water, when he did not have regular pike with him on boat. He used to keep one on boat allways when he went fishing, or even on woods to gather berries or mushrooms. was an multi tool to have a round in backpack when going out on woods. Later on he replaced it with billhook.
How the hell have we lost the skill to use a tool in my life time. I was taught to use this ADZE when i was ten. Now most of you cannot even recognise the tool let alone use it.
Well it depends where your from. You might of been taught to use an adze when you were ten,but us westerners use axes for wood so we were taught to use axes not adzes
We use adzes in Turkey as well and apparently they've been around since the Stone Age. They are mainly for banging and removing nails and pruning extra bits and pieces from already cut down trees. They can also be used for splitting wood for burning etc.
They are quite versatile so you can find them in literally every house in the rural Turkey.
I have a dalton stone adz made by native americans thats well over 10k years old. If it aint broke, dont fix it eh?
The literall definition of sour grapes. "This one was way better anyway
Please try a finnish military shovel. We use it to chop down little trees and especially dig holes to the ground for cover. And there are a lot of roots. Its a surprisingly handy tool, highly recommend trying one.
Video needs more loctite
Well I am from Macedonia... and when I saw that to it instantly reminded me of my grandad who is not with us anymore... its called Тесла (Tesla) around here... and its very very very handy tool if u know how to use it. Its more of precision, than a force tool.
I remember that my grandad was carrying one around his belt ALWAYS. He could do literally anything out of wood with it. He made his own donkey cart using mostly that... put nails take out nails.. cut some smaller trees, planks, very versatile.
If I find a good quality one (hope someone produces them still around here in good quality), I will send u a proper one to try it around… since u got the skill set I am sure you'll love it with proper use.
It has some steep learning curve if u've never handled one... but quick pro tip: make the handle smaller please. :D
Its one-hand tool and It's more of a hammer, than a axe.
Cheers for the video... I've been watching you for a while and learned a lot, loving it. First comment tho... keep it up! This one bring some very nice memories. Thank you for that! (m)
In Romania it is also called "tesla" and we always had one around, very versatile tool.
That is a Motika multifunctional tool , in my country it's mostly used to work the ground. For removal of weeds and turning the soil over.
In Germany, this tool is called "dechsel".
LMAO Cody, That's the way i get things done. Then talk to myself while walking across the parking lot. The lessons the Lord gives us.
In Greece is pretty common and it’s called skerpani
An adze is used for leveling timber, usually after rough hewing with an axe. After the adze you plane it to get it perfectly level, but I’ve seen some people get an almost perfect level with an adze. An adze with a rounded blade is useful for roughly hollowing out bowls.
To me it’s an awkward tool but maybe I just can’t get the angle right. Axe, drawknife, saw, and plane is usually all I need.
"I cut it twice and its still to short"
Ok,
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I got my first chip in my GB small forest ace this weekend. Kinda bummed, but it's still sharp, even where the nick is and it sure doesnt owe me anything. Love that little guy.
"A" as in cat, adze
Jonathan Cole that’s how I’ve always heard it as well. But even so, I always figure I could be wrong, or it might even be a regional thing.
i always thought it was pronounced aw-dze
I've always pronounced it that way too, but I don't really encounter the need to say it often and I have no idea that I'm actually right. I think I've read it more than I've ever spoken or heard it spoken aloud. My first instinct was "he's saying that wrong", but then it was "I'm probably guessing how to pronounce it wrong".
If it was pronounced with a W in it, it'd have a ****ing W in it, which it doesn't. Trust you Americans to take a perfectly normal vowel and decide to instead pronounce like any one of the other 4, without any validation or reasoning behind it.
Thank you I all way wounder how to say that I 1st saw that word in an old cowboy book
Just recently started to watch. I'm not a very outdoorsy type, but I'm always willing to listen to others that are more knowledgeable than me. Came for the cool tools but stayed because of the little nuggets of Biblical wisdom. Thank you for not shying away from those teachable moments.
Yea, but it won't fit into your handy dandy metal sheath you put on your belt....
This tool is used by construction home builders. The back side is used as hammer to drive nails, the hole in the blade is to pull out nails, and the blade is used to separate between nailed boards or pry nail heads
Adze: Carpentry, Woodworking tool.
in turkey we call it "keser" and it can do plenty of jobs like wood cutting nailing something you can even use it for dugging small holes. its really handy to be honest.
Why is this chap calling an adze, a tool that's been around as long as metal tools have existed, bizarre?
Thats the bizarre bit.....
You're bizzare.
@@Hallowed_GroundAnd then some.....
correct a "adze" pronounced "adz" have been around approximately 70,000 years since the stone age.
@Fuxwit Chu lol
@@robertmascord1839 It's much easier to pronounce if you say *an* adze, rather than *a* adze! You're correct; it's been in use since the stone age!
It is a very good tool . I am from Romania and I am not a profesional but I have used forged ones like that one you have in mounting and disasemble wood frames . Let me tell you ,when you have some rusted thik nails to pull out and dismantle the frame containing them THIS is the only and perfect tool you need. Search a good one and use it! Have a nice day!
Who else just loves these reviews.
I love your channel wranglerstar. . A really great educational channel to teach youngsters how things work specially those hand tools.. I’m not the best dad in the world but I try my best to teach my kids to be independent from the things we take for granted .
Thia is a tool every man in Bulgaria has it. Its used for well... everything.
No house is complete without a tesla
Very popular among Greek construction workers, here we call it SKERPANI - ΣΚΕΡΠΑΝΙ, the sharp side is actually for light carving and fitting on the spot for cement wooden frames, also very popular in traditional boat making
Well, what a shock! Thank you! Best B-day gift ever! Video and a shout out!
I'm still scratching my head on the piston thing you sent, Video coming soon! That hewing axe is super nice where did you find it?
Extremely common tool in Greece. Used mostly in mold making for pouring concrete during building construction. Every corner tool store sells it. My grandfather who was making furniture had several of these
In Greece we call this "skerpani" (σκερπάνι).
Εχω καμια δεκαριά στο χωριό και δεν είχα ιδέα πως λέγεται σκερπάνι