Cooper's hollowing drawing knife
identifier
ID 154
morphology
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 81.0449 L=39cm WD=15cm WT=1350gr
holotype
MOT V 82.0785 L=50cm WD=10cm WT=680gr. Inscription: illegible
alias
belly knife (syn.) (SALAMAN 1976: 180)
description
Drawing knife of which the blade is less or more concave but does not form a semicircle.
The hollowing drawing knife is used when a lot of wood has to be removed from relatively wide pieces and to work concave surfaces.
See also the strip drawing knife. [MOT]
