Edge shave, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.1743.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Edge shave. The metal portion of the edge shave has a thin rectangular shank. The head of the tool curves slightly upward and is split into two tines with a wide slot in between them. The base of the slot feeds into a recessed portion of the head, which follows a similarly curved "V" shape. The tang is set into a turned wooden handle, reinforced by a metal ferrule. The handle has four pairs of turn lines.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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