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54/509
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a drawknife, also called a 'draw shave', a tool used for shaping wood. This drawknife was used by a wheelwright in Braishfield, Hampshire. Wheelwrights used drawknives to shape spokes. The blade is stamped 'H. J. Bown' and 'MARPLES', the latter referring to the maker.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 draw knife: wood; metal (steel); good condition
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1954
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