Draw knife
Category
Tools
Date
circa 1888 - circa 1914
Materials
Iron, Wood
Measurements
580 mm (Length)54 mm (W)
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Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 55394
Summary
Draw knife - Double handled knife set at 90 degrees to the rectangular blade section. This tool was primarily used by the wheelwright for trimming wheel spokes and wheels alike. As the name implies the knife is used by drawing toward the user's body allowing control.
Provenance
Unknown, possibly indigenous to the site