- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- South of the North 40
Every once in a while someone brings me something interesting. A local lumberjack brought me this old hand adze he had found in an old Indian camp in the woods north of here. I figure it came to this country courtesy of some Frenchman and probably found its way into a lodge along with the owners scalp. How it came to be left next to an abandoned fire ring in an old abandoned Indian camp is likely quite the story.
The blade of this old hand adze spent some time in the water and was damaged by it. But she was cleaned up and someone spent some time keeping her sharp and useful. What kind of use was made of her? How many canoes, lodges and other structures were made with this tool? If only she could talk and tell her story.
The lumberjack said he's heard I liked old tools and traded a drink a meal and a night of sleep in a real bed for the old hand adze. I think we both made out well on the exchange. I doubt I will ever use her, she'll look good hanging on peg above the bar in my tavern.
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