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Saws

Tool
Stone
Age
Bronze
Age
Early
Iron
Age
Greek
and
Roman
Dark
Ages
Middle
Ages
1600
to
1800
1800
to
1962
Axe
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Adze
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Knife
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Chisel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Auger
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hand-saw  
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cross-cut saw  
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bow drill  
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Drawknife    
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rule      
X
X
X
X
X
Plane, smooth      
X
X
X
X
X
   "      jack      
X
X
X
X
X
   "      plough      
X
X
X
X
X
   "      moulding      
X
X
X
X
X
T-axe        
X
X
X
X
Breast auger        
X
X
X
X
Brace          
X
X
X
Plane, try          
X
X
X
   "      mitre          
X
X
X
   "      shoulder          
X
X
X
Saw, fret          
X
X
X
   "    tenon            
X
X
Spokeshave            
X
X
Marking gauge            
X
X
Breast drill              
X
Screwdriver              
X
Twist bits              
X
All-metal planes              
X
Metal brace              
X
Table from Goodman, William Louis. The history of woodworking tools. New York: D. McKay, 1964.
Axe of iron from Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden

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Polish carpenter axe

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