@jespermakes: the most asked question from the axe reel was: what is that round one for? it's a gutter adze. the curved edge lets you cut across the grain and hollow out a log from the inside. that's how you make the channels in log houses, so one log sits tight on the next without a gap. but that's not why I wanted one. I wanted it because of dugout canoes. one log. one tool. no glue, no screws, no plywood. people have been making boats this way for thousands of years, and the oldest ones we've found in europe are older than the pyramids. so yes. I'm planning to try it. I have no idea if it will float. but I have an adze, a forest nearby, and a slightly worrying amount of optimism. adze from @northmen.guild

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