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Craftspeople were highly skilled and well respected. They made all the
things that people needed in their everyday lives.
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Tools used by Egyptian carpenters were similar to modern tools.
The adze had a metal blade attached to a
wooden handle.
It was used to hack
small pieces of wood from larger
blocks, to shape objects and to
smooth rough wooden surfaces.
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Stone masons often made huge statues from blocks of stone or carved pieces
of art out of the side of rocks.
First, a designer drew a grid on the sides of a
block of stone. Then he added outlines of the
shape he wanted to carve.
His assistants and
apprentices would
then help him
carve the figure.
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The artists drew outlines before they
added paint.
This painting from the
tomb of Ptahmes was
never finished.
Ptahmes was an
Egyptian general and
scribe.
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