Corn Knives and Razors

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I began collecting corn knives because i like scalpels and ivory and the prices were usually quite low so i was able to afford them. If they are now in some demand it is a recent change.
Corn knives have a high incidence of having been used & re-sharpened making it a bit unusual to find an unused example. Also the blades are carbon steel so some oxidation on the blade is common.
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My better half said she was not familiar with corn knives. She had a grandmother that had a corn. If the doctor did not remove the root it would grow back. At times with estate auctions they would sell a long two handled tool with a loop and a round ball post. Put it in a shoe where the corn would be and squeeze the handles and stretch out the leather. True?
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I've seen those shoe stretchers for corns.
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Great showing of nice corn knives KJ ::tu:: ::tu:: ... nice variety!!!

Lawrence - Nice Demuth ::tu:: ...

Dimitri - Nice addition with that razor ::tu:: ::tu:: ...

There’s actually more being posted than I expected :D ...
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I think shoe stretchers were mostly to relieve the discomfort caused by bunions, which are a deformity, overgrowth and inflammation of the first metatarsals, the long bones just behind the halux or great toe.

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Charlie, i think a corn can develop on the surface of a bunion due to the pressure created by the deformity when wearing stiff footwear.
I have had no personal corn experiences and don't know much about them. Corns are no longer a common occurrence. There must have been a change in how shoes & boots were designed or in the materials used that resulted in corns all but disappearing.
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kootenay joe wrote:I did have a corn knife with a secondary guard that when open would prevent the blade from cutting too deeply, but i cannot find it. possibly i sold it.
I have one of those too, I think Henckels made it. Do you remember who made yours?
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Yes it was Henckels. Could it be the same knife ? that i sold it to you ?
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No I don't think so, I bought this one off eBay about nine years ago.

Unless you sold it through a dealer on eBay?
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Not same knife then. Which means i might still have it !
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RobesonsRme.com wrote:I think shoe stretchers were mostly to relieve the discomfort caused by bunions, which are a deformity, overgrowth and inflammation of the first metatarsals, the long bones just behind the halux or great toe.

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Sound right. Is their a way to get rid of a spur, I think on heels? other than having it ground off?
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kootenay joe wrote:Not same knife then. Which means i might still have it !
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I'll add in a Camillus. Pile side has the four-line stamp (1917-1941) and mark side has the crossed swords. French ivory handles.
Here is what i think of as my 'nicest' corn knife. ...Front tank is marked: "Trade/F B/Mark" and on the back: "Forquignon/No. 102/Prussia". I cannot find any cutlery related reference to "Forquignon".
I dug around and couldn't find anything on Roland's nicest but I did find a photo of another "Trade/F B/Mark / Forquignon" that sold for $30 on eBay in 2010 (photo below).

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Dennis that looks to be a very old corn razor. Is it yours ?
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Dennis that looks to be a very old corn razor. Is it yours ?
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Nope, not mine. As noted in my post it is from a 9 year old eBay auction I found. I posted it just because it was another example of a "Forquignon" blade like yours. I'm not sure of its length but I guess it could well be a corn razor.

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Thought this may interest some. No year shown.
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Seeing this old thread really makes me miss Roland.
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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:41 am Seeing this old thread really makes me miss Roland.
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