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  1. 10th June 2022, 11:11 PM #1
    Huon pine fan
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    Default James Howarth draw knife

    I decided that it was about time to tidy up my grandfather's draw knife. It is stamped James Howarth Sheffield and from a Google search would seem to be a 10" cast steel carpenters drawing knife according to their 1882 catalogue, a very interesting document in itself. I am guessing that it is a later version as the 1882 catalogue describes it as having "brass cap and ferrule". This one has a steel ferrule and cap, assuming that the cap is what holds the handles on.
    Any other info available?

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    Nice! I love old hand tools like that.
    Especially cool because it belonged to your grandfather.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Huon pine fan View Post
    This one has a steel ferrule and cap, assuming that the cap is what holds the handles on.
    HPF

    The method of retaining the handles was a mystery to me for a long time, but most often the end of the tang protruded through the handle and was peened over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    most often the end of the tang protruded through the handle and was peened over.
    Paul, you are most probably correct, much like the roves that shipwrights used to secure planking.
    I will have a closer look this weekend.
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