Drawing Knife

drawing vbl n Chief use of "drawing" knife today is for taking bark of fence posts and [picture] 1' long. rails. However, they were used 6" quite extensively in boat building _"DRAWING" KNifE #1_ when that trade trade was carried on in Gillams. The Second knife [picture...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19903
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Summary:drawing vbl n Chief use of "drawing" knife today is for taking bark of fence posts and [picture] 1' long. rails. However, they were used 6" quite extensively in boat building _"DRAWING" KNifE #1_ when that trade trade was carried on in Gillams. The Second knife [picture] (#2) is curved and better suited _"DRAWING" KNIFE #2._ for use as a tool for taking bark of fence material. Both are about the same size - given in #1. G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn draw n, drawing twine, drying ~, dryin', drawing/drying up Two illustrations included with citation.

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