Adze (folklore)

An adze is a tool that people used in the past to chop wood and shape wood. But, sometimes people believed that adzes had special powers. In some folklore stories, adzes were used by powerful beings like gods or spirits to create things like mountains or lakes. Some people also believed that if you had an adze, it could give you special abilities like strength or magical powers. So, adzes are not only regular tools used by people but they also have a special meaning in some stories.