Lace cutting knife
identifier
ID 698
morphology
craft
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 88.0720 L=20,5cm WD=3,5cm WT=73gr. Inscription: P. DELPIERRE FABRICANT BRUXELLES.
holotype
MOT V 98.0066 L=20cm WD=4,5cm WT=100gr. Inscription: A. JAMART FR DE LA COUR BRUXELLES 7 RUE DE L'HÔPITAL.
alias
paring knife (syn.) (CORDEROY: 79)
alias
skiving knife (syn.)
description
This hand tool resembles a rectangular stopping knife, but has a stiff blade ending at a 45 ° cutting angle. The leather worker, especially the shoemaker, uses the knife to split, plane, or bevel leather, depending on how he holds the knife. When splitting, the blade is held horizontal to cut into the thickness of the leather. When planing or cutting diagonally, the knife is held at an angle to the leather surface. As far as its purpose is concerned, the knife can be compared to a shoe knife.
The tool can be distinguished from the skiver. [MOT]
