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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: thiggy on October 11, 2016, 10:07:59 PM

Title: Draw Knife
Post by: thiggy on October 11, 2016, 10:07:59 PM

I have an old 8" drawknife marked 'Simmons'.  It belonged to my grandfather, and probably was owned by his father before him.  I was just curious if Simmons is a known brand of woodworking tools?

Title: Re: Draw Knife
Post by: Papaw on October 11, 2016, 10:16:25 PM

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The Simmons Hardware Company was a hardware manufacturer based in St. Louis with locations in six states. The company's stock consisted of many items, including ammunition, knives, mincers, wires, and even dog collars. The defined its products saying, "If you can't eat it, and it don't pour or fold, it's hardware". Salesmen were employed to sell either all items or specific items.
Keen Kutter tools were manufactured by the company, and are now collectibles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmons_Hardware_Company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmons_Hardware_Company)

Title: Re: Draw Knife
Post by: oldgoaly on October 11, 2016, 10:38:51 PM

keen Kutter was a brand they marketed

Title: Re: Draw Knife
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 12, 2016, 02:24:46 PM

Someone will have made it for Simmons - hard to know who.  Regardless, it's probably old enough to have good steel.  And the fact that it's now in its third generation in your family makes it even more valuable to you.