The oar.
The Adze axe. Weilding this axe is quite difficult to get the hang of. Whilst maintianing a straight back, you must swing the axe between your legs, using the weight alone of the head to bite into the wood , then swing through , shaving a peice of wood off as it goes. If you get the wrong angle, the blade simply skims acros the surface, or bites in to deep. I have a few days at least ahead of me until the trunk is at the right thickness for the oar.. I'm going to have really big muscles by the end of this project.
The coracle and oar, can you see it yet?
Halving the trunk.
Perfect split along the pith.
