How do you use an adze for planing and debarking wood?
How to use an adze for planing and
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Through a series of repeated pendulum-like swings, adzes can smooth off the surface of a piece of wood or clear it of bark. | |||
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For this kind of task, you will need to use a foot adze with a straight blade. | |||
Planing |
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Step 1 – Stand correctlyStand with your feet apart, on either side of the area that you’re planning on planing. |
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Adzing diagonally across the wood will prevent the blade from digging in. | |||
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Step 2 – Smooth outEach adze swing will shave off some of the wood. Once the surface is looking smooth, you are ready to move along your piece of wood. |
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Step 3 – RepeatRepeat steps one and two until the whole piece of wood has a flat surface. |
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Debarking |
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Adzes can be used to debark wood before it is planed using a similar method. | |||
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When debarking the wood in this way, the adze stroke should follow the length of the wood rather than going diagonally across the grain. This is so that more bark can be removed with each swing. | |||
