Daily Mail Wed. 26/6

[michaelmph]

Stuck on last one
27D. Commercials proclaimed woodcutter (4) -D-E. Is it edge?

[pixie373]

Adse

[Lie-in King]

Adze (woodcutter) - sounds like (proclaimed) "ads"

[emmie]

adze

[pixie373]

Sorry. Think spelt adze

[michaelmph]

Many thanks guys. Adze is a new word to me.

[emmie]

this one come up quite often strangely enough

n adze (/ˈædz/; alternative spelling: adz) is an ancient type of edge tool[1] dating back to the stone age. Adzes are used for smoothing or carving wood in hand woodworking, similar to an axe but with the head mounted perpendicular to the handle. Two basic forms of an adze are the hand adze, a short handled tool swung with one hand, and a foot adz, a long handled tool capable of powerful swings using both hands - the cutting edge usually striking at foot or shin level. The blade of an adze is set at right angles to the tool's shaft (like a hoe or plane), unlike the blade of an axe which is set in line with the shaft. A very similar (but blunt) tool used for digging in hard ground is called a mattock.
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[Bella28]

I'm glad you asked this michaelmph as I had also put edge