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Draw-knife

Iron draw-knife. The tool had a transverse wooden handle for double grip and was used in the same way as wood chisel from earlier times. By powerfully pushing down and twisting or drawingthe tool down, bowl-shaped cavities or holes for mounts/frames could be made. Bog find, Mästermyr, Silte Parish, Gotland.

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Object number: 107106_HST

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