Straight Drawknife
Date1820-1840
Artist/Maker
Mottram
OriginEngland, Sheffield
MediumIron, steel, and wood
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4" Cutting edge: 10 5/8" Blade width: 1 3/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1997-32
DescriptionDrawknife of standard shape with a sharpened, slightly concave blade and a perpendicularly-bent tang at either end. Both turned wooden handles have an iron ferrule at the bottom end and a washer at the other, though which the blade tangs are peened.Label TextFew tools in the craftsman’s arsenal were as useful for removing large quantities of unwanted material as this tool. By “drawing” or pulling this double handled and razor-sharp knife towards you, large shavings could be cut from a properly secured piece of wood. Drawknives came in an array of sizes and shapes for specific uses.
MarkingsOn blade: "MOTTRAM" within a crenelated rectangular cartouche
1800-1820
1775-1800
1780-1800
ca.1690-1710
ca.1730-1743
1775-1790
1800-1815
ca. 1810
1710-1740
1750-1800
1765-1800
1770-1830