Thats probably true....they can etch patterns onto it thoughfrom my limited experience, it's the patterns that make the blades saleable at the huge prices they command.
regardless of how "good" the steel is.
Thats probably true....they can etch patterns onto it thoughfrom my limited experience, it's the patterns that make the blades saleable at the huge prices they command.
regardless of how "good" the steel is.
my Dad had one. Curved knife on one side and a spike on the other.....always called it a pruning knife and never knew what the spike was forI've just googled "lino knife" - and im reasonably certain grandad had one which he used as a marking knife.
he died when I was 10, so memory's a bit blurred, but definitely a curved blade.
might have been a folding one for pruning though.
or he had two...
I remember him pruning with one - and marking out in a tight corner with it.
is that not how the patterns in "Damascus" made visible though?Thats probably true....they can etch patterns onto it though
my Dad had one. Curved knife on one side and a spike on the other.....always called it a pruning knife and never knew what the spike was for
I think so but its the particles reacting differently....modern steels just go grey so they would need to be "patterned" first and then etched and then the pattern removed....maybe wax or paintis that not how the patterns in "Damascus" made visible though?
etched in acid which affects the different steels in different ways?
This is the style I have
I have no idea - unless it was to use as an awkward?
unless...
it was for making a hole for grafting cuttings onto root stock?
I'm not a gardener[1], so not sure.
[1] I killed a plastic plant once. left it in a radiator, and it went brown and wilted.
I think so but its the particles reacting differently....modern steels just go grey so they would need to be "patterned" first and then etched and then the pattern removed....maybe wax or paint
Well that's what my father called them. I assume he was correct.
Not read it all but it shows how good they were. They were doing stuff without really knowing the whys and wherefors but the results were exceptionasl. Have you ever seen modern wear plate....it uses the same basis.........hard particles in a soft matrix....I worked at a firm that made it........they melted mild steel; wire through Chromium Carbide powder....the analysis gave something like 30%Cr and 5% Carbon but some was in solution and some as hard particles.For those knife makers interested , here is a site I've found fascinating wrt layered steel knives & swords . There are some interesting pictures in it too .
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/viking_sword.htm
Its still done but there are easier and better ways.....you can use alloy steels and case harden with Nitrogen or simply with heat..........Have you heard of KASENIT powder...they may still sell it.....thats what its for.
The opposite is to have an oxidising atmosphere to remove carbon.....they used to decsrburise cast iron to make it malleable....WHITEHEART and BLACKHEART iron.
I've just googled "lino knife" - and im reasonably certain grandad had one which he used as a marking knife.
he died when I was 10, so memory's a bit blurred, but definitely a curved blade.
might have been a folding one for pruning though.
or he had two...
I remember him pruning with one - and marking out in a tight corner with it.
Is that a glazers knife?This is the style I have
I know them as glazers knifes. Thick spine is to be hit with a hammer to chop out dried up puttyoh. is that a lino knife? I have a couple of those. I assumed they were an old style "chisel knife" since they are 6mm / 1/4in thick steel.
Its looks like a shoe makers or leather workers knife, very common round Northampton, I have a few in my collection in various stales of wear.Is that a glazers knife?