ocr: Tools for Building Pyramids Egyptian workers moved and shaped stones without most of the tools that we use today. Instead of moving a stone with a forklift or a crane, they set the stone on a sled. Then teams of men pushed with levers and pulled with ropes to move the stone. Stoneworkers shaped each stone into a carefully measured block using hammers and copper chisels. They also shaped stone and wood with a tool called an adze, which has a curved blade on a handle. Wooden squares See Also: were held against stones to see if the Measurement of Length used comers plumb were lines cut (strings c ...
