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Title: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: dowdstools on June 30, 2013, 08:02:32 PM
No? Maybe it was me that said it. Anyway, here is a group of coopers' adzes from the latest tool acquisition I mentioned in a previous post. The one that is second from left, with the imprint on the handle, is, I believe, 18th century.

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd226/lynndowd/adzes3.jpg)

Lynn
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: skipskip on June 30, 2013, 08:52:31 PM
WOW!!!


I have never seen any of those in the wild.


Skip
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: Papaw on June 30, 2013, 09:43:54 PM
Must have been a collector, Lynn. I don't see very many of those in Texas.
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: dowdstools on June 30, 2013, 11:57:08 PM
He was a collector, Noel, and also had a booth at a local antique mall for a while. I have, however, found a few cooper's adzes in the wild over the years, but not this many in one whack.
There are quite a few other unusual tools in this group. I'll post more pictures as time allows. That Hewett wrench I showed in another post was in this group, as well as quite a few implement wrenches, older nut wrenches, Perfect Handle screwdrivers of various sizes, some interesting hammers, etc. I wish I could get all of y'all here at one time just to be able to sell off the wrenches (cheap). Lots of DOE that I can't even begin to catalog.

Lynn
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: oldtools on July 01, 2013, 02:55:35 AM
Wow!! wish we had something like those in Hawaii. Only thing I see is in museums from old Hawaiian artifact tools..
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: Art Rafael on July 18, 2013, 08:27:10 PM
What a wonderful collection.  I am envious.  Ralph
Title: Re: Did Someone Say Cooper's Adze?
Post by: Helleri on July 26, 2013, 07:56:54 PM
beautiful collection...how is that more complex one used?