A crossword puzzle exploring archaic tools once essential to ancient trades, shedding light on craftsmanship long past.
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Forgotten Artisans’ Legendary Tools
Uncover the names and clues of 14 obsolete tools once essential to ancient trades and craftsmanship.
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- 1. Old printing technique involving wax and oil-based colors
- 2. Traditional tool used to smooth wood surfaces by scraping
- 4. Process and tool set used for sealing wooden ships’ seams
- 5. Manual device used for separating grain from husks
- 7. Clamp tool used to hold workpieces tightly during crafting
- 10. Ancient woodworking tool similar to an axe but with a curved blade
- 12. Hand bellows used for stoking fire in blacksmithing
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- 3. Chisel with a curved blade for carving wood or stone
- 6. Craftsman’s toolset for making or repairing wooden wheels
- 8. Ancient hand tool used in spinning thread or yarn
- 9. Furnace used to produce quicklime from limestone
- 11. Small pointed tool for making starter holes in wood
- 13. Pointed tool used by leatherworkers to punch holes
- 14. Carpenter’s square for marking precise right angles
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