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A wide array of edge and boring tools provides a broad survey of hand tool-making from prehistory to today. Writing in The Times, Huon Mallalieu encapsulated the function of the book: "Over the past 35 years [David Russell] has amassed probably the world’s largest collection of antique woodworking tools from the Stone Age to the 20th century ...
This list excludes tools and tool use attributed to non-hominin species. See Tool use by non-humans . Since there are far too many hominin tool sites to list on a single page, this page attempts to list the 6 or fewer top candidates for oldest tool site within each significant geographic area.
An adze (/ æ d z /) or adz is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes have been used since the Stone Age. They are used for smoothing or carving wood in hand woodworking, and as a hoe for agriculture and horticulture. Two basic forms of an adze ...
Antique Woodworking Tools: Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century Cambridge: John Adamson ISBN 978-1-898565-05-5 OCLC 727125586; Salaman, R.A. (1996). Dictionary of Leather-working Tools, c. 1700–1950, and the Tools of Allied Trades Mendham, NJ: Astragal Press ISBN 978-1-879335-72-1
Tools made from bone, wood, or other organic materials were therefore in all probability used before the Oldowan. [15] Oldowan stone tools are simply the oldest recognisable tools which have been preserved in the archaeological record. [16] There is a flourishing of Oldowan tools in eastern Africa, spreading to southern Africa, between 2.4 and ...
Looking for a new hobby, or simply trying to replace some worn-out tools? Check out the SPY guide to woodworking tools.