Drawknife

Object Name:

Drawknife

Object ID:

1979.070.116

Description:

Draw Knife, "G. & W.P.F". Wood, wrought iron, and steel. Medium-brown, round, cylindrical handles that taper slightly from back to small shoulder and then expand slightly at front. Handles both have scribed lines around their circumference. Three lines near back; three more near narrow area; two lines at front. Line spacing not same from handle to handle. Both have wrought iron tangs that pass through them. Right handle has small tab bent over at back; left side, tang inside wood and fairly stable crack in handle; hole at back of this handle; nothing coming out. Clearance between handles: 11.5". Cutting blade width: 6.3". Shallow arch to cutting blade. Depth of arch approximately: 0.6". Cutting blade depth from front to back: 1.5". Blade thickness in this area: 0.28". On bottom surface of cutting blade, can see demarcation where steel and wrought iron welded together. Body surface of tang blade, slightly tapered from center to cutting edge. Top surface of blade, chamfered at front, flat in middle section, beveled at back to create sharp edge. Bevel approximately 0.25" wide. Front edge of shaft flat. Shaft rectangular in cross section on either end and lightly chamfered edges. Shaft makes a right angle at either ends to form tangs. Shaft becomes wider about inch from edge of knife surface. Definite shoulder in shaft where it becomes wider. Some white residues on bottom surface of blade and a few on top. Right handle stamped on bottom surface, "G. & W. P. F..."

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron
Steel

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-14.2 L-5.3 inches Weight-23.05 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer