Celtic Tools Celtic Tools
The following graphics are from drawings made by various artists working in the field of archaeology.
| Adze head. A hand tool used for smoothing and shaping wood. |  |
| Plough Share- or - Ard tip. The iron point from an ancient type of plough. |  |
| Axe head. Used as a chopping tool for felling and shaping timbers. |  |
| Bill hook. A hand tool used in cutting small rods (coppicing), and splitting wood for making woven panels. (Hurdles) |  |
| Chisel used with a mallet for cutting holes. |  |
| Draw knife. A shaping tool used by drawing the sharp edge towards you whilst pulling on two handles. |  |
| Hand Saw. Similar to a modern pruning saw it cuts on the pull stroke. |  |
| Hand sickle. Used for harvesting cereals (cutting the ears off wheat) |  |
