1. adze - Noun
2. adze - Verb
A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe timbers originally were tree boles squared with a broadaxe or adze and joined together with joinery without nails. Source: Internet
Oak is a heavy, durable timber that can be easily worked by adze and axe when green (wet/unseasoned). Source: Internet
These large timbers were shaped with both adze and broadaxe. Source: Internet