It's a putty remover for reglazing old wooden window frames where the glass is held in place and sealed with a fillet of putty. The wide edge is that it can be struck with a hammer to force it along the rebate and chip the ha rdened putty out. Closer inspection wil probably…
Read the full replyThe blade is 6mm thick along the top. I suspect its pretty old. The blade is lightly rusted, so not stainless. The black handle is a hard plastic. There are remains of some black probably-coating dotted about on the blade.
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NT
Could be for stripping cables or some such.
It does have that look about it
It's a putty remover for reglazing old wooden window frames where the glass is held in place and sealed with a fillet of putty. The wide edge is that it can be struck with a hammer to force it along the rebate and chip the ha rdened putty out. Closer inspection wil probably reveal hammer marks on the wide edge.
Richard
It's a hacking knife.
Used in many trades for different things. youi nrest the blade on the object to be cut and tap the back with a hammer.
Every market trader, greengrocer and vegetable grower had one of them in his apron for lopping cabbage heads and trimming leeks.
Not so many seen around these days
Tim W
Looks like a hacking knife to me. Designed to remove hard putty from window frames. It has a thick back so you can drive the blade with a hammer, while guiding it with the handle.
ss is held in place and sealed with a fillet of putty. The wide edge is tha t it can be struck with a hammer to force it along the rebate and chip the hardened putty out. Closer inspection wil probably reveal hammer marks on t he wide edge.
+1+2 (although it also looks a bit like a carpenters "marking" knife).
We used to use a knife like that to strip the lead off cable,I think many trades use them They are thick so you can bash em.
Agreed, and I am wrong about a marking knife, they have the "edge" on the end rather than the side.
thanks everyone, a hacking knife it is. It does have hammer damage along the top of the blade. And I do need to redo some putty.
NT
Or strip cable or any of its other uses
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