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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: jimwrench on April 11, 2017, 11:16:44 AM

Title: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: jimwrench on April 11, 2017, 11:16:44 AM

My neighbor came over and gave me this drawknife this morning. I had never heard of nor seen a Black Prince drawknife. Is it maybe a second grade tool for some better known company. I didn't get any info with quick googol search. Any info appreciated.

Title: Re: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: mikeswrenches on April 11, 2017, 11:46:02 AM

My guess is a hardware brand. Maybe Simmons or Shapliegh. They both had a lot of different brands.

Mike

Title: Re: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 11, 2017, 12:47:52 PM

Pretty nifty name.  It was probably not (http://not) Prince Edward's* drawknife; I'm not seeing any indication in the online histories that he was a woodworker.

Sharpen it up and put it to work.

*Born 1330, died 1376.

Title: Re: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: turnnut on April 11, 2017, 12:52:53 PM

Jim, mikeswrenches was on it.

go to this site.

    www.thcck.org/history/shapleigh-history.pdf

  Black Prince is listed in their history.

Title: Re: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: Northwoods on April 11, 2017, 01:25:03 PM

From Q to A in 8 minutes.
Pretty good work!

Title: Re: Black Prince drawknife
Post by: jimwrench on April 11, 2017, 01:26:48 PM

 thanks Mike and turnnut. Tis indeed a Shapleigh brand.