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cornelius white house. hedge hog brand cleaver.needed a new handle. so i made one.
nest brand fleam knife just needed cleaning.
thanks for looking.

Nice!!! Looks great!!!

Nice work, and you have long life working tools again.

Very nice work Richard. You saved that one!

Ken

Ditto, nice work Richard! What kind of wood did you use on the cleaver?

herbva wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:52 am Ditto, nice work Richard! What kind of wood did you use on the cleaver?

Red pine

Great work on putting a new handle on that cleaver, Richard. Top Notch!

Does "Nest Knife" mean something? Is it used for something specific? Looks like a lot of use left in that old cutter.

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:41 pm Great work on putting a new handle on that cleaver, Richard. Top Notch!

Does "Nest Knife" mean something? Is it used for something specific? Looks like a lot of use left in that old cutter.

I suspect it dates back to the times when English cutleries had "touch marks" like the star & cross, pistol, barrel, lamp post, etc. The touch mark for S&R must have been that bird's nest.
this one has a fleam blade tip. for blood letting.probably a vet owned it. but doctors / barbers also bleed people. the s.r. company is listed as in operation from 1880 to 1900.

Maybe 'jack the ripper' used a knife like this in 1888 when he went on his killing spree?

Thanks Richard for that insight.

Nice job Richard!