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Draw knife

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-20255

Description

Draw knife. Cast-iron draw knife set into two turned wooden handles. Knife narrows at ends as it nears the handles. Cast iron extends down the length of the handle and is bent against the wood at the bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

drawknives
casting (process)
iron (metal)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
Iron
Slip Cast
Turned
DRAWKNIFE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.75 x 19 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3418

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