Iron Hoe thingy?

[CRUSADER]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...ce-brooches-denarius-forgery.html#post6734819
See item in hand.
I'm guessing 18th C? Looks like a cross between an axe & a hoe, whats its use?

 

[invent4hir]

At first glance it looks like a small grub hoe.

 

[Broken knee]

Looks like an adze not a hoe

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

My first thought was old plow hardware, but a worn hand-adze makes sense as Broken Knee suggests above.
Dave

"The word 'adze' originates from the 12th Century and evolved from the old English word 'adesa', which was the tool's previous name.
The adze itself is much older, though, and is believed to have been used as far back as the stone age. Stone age adze blades were knapped from flint."

 

[CRUSADER]

The oval shaped handle hole instead of round makes me think it's at least 200 years old. It kind of reminded me of those boat building tools.

Was adze a kind of wood shaping tool?