Seeing a post about hook knives reminded me of a bronze hook knife made for me by bronzesmith Neil Burridge.
Similar to the illustration it works for stripping bark from hazel, for example, and on carefully chosen wood. Sharpening is critical but I enjoy using it. The plan is to use it for paddle and component shaping for prehistoric boat building projects.
The hook knife was something apparently missing from the Bronze Age toolkit but fortunately some examples have now been identified.
It complements the bronze chisels, also made by Neil, that have been used on the reconstruction of the Bronze Age Boat at the Maritime Museum, Falmouth.
Note where the example was found, not far from the location of the Ferriby Bronze Age Boats which although earlier indicate an area with a boat-building tradition.
http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/163567
Similar to the illustration it works for stripping bark from hazel, for example, and on carefully chosen wood. Sharpening is critical but I enjoy using it. The plan is to use it for paddle and component shaping for prehistoric boat building projects.
The hook knife was something apparently missing from the Bronze Age toolkit but fortunately some examples have now been identified.
It complements the bronze chisels, also made by Neil, that have been used on the reconstruction of the Bronze Age Boat at the Maritime Museum, Falmouth.
Note where the example was found, not far from the location of the Ferriby Bronze Age Boats which although earlier indicate an area with a boat-building tradition.
http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/163567