Another thrift shop find is this old butcher's knife, made by John Petty & Sons Ltd in Sheffield.
The blade is most likely shear steel, and the plan is to make the knife at least functional again.
(more pics later)
Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
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- whippersnapper
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Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
I can't wait to see how it comes out.
It is getting super hard to find good carbon steel cutlery at thrift shops where I am from.
It is getting super hard to find good carbon steel cutlery at thrift shops where I am from.
Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
Same here, most of it seems to be made in China stainless steel junk.
Now there are 3 of these thrift shops within walking distance of my house (and a few more each at a 10 minute drive by car), so when i go looking for certain classical CD's with quality recordings i also take a peek at the buckets with kitchen knives.
And sometimes i'm lucky
This is how the blade looks now:
Now there are 3 of these thrift shops within walking distance of my house (and a few more each at a 10 minute drive by car), so when i go looking for certain classical CD's with quality recordings i also take a peek at the buckets with kitchen knives.
And sometimes i'm lucky
This is how the blade looks now:
Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
Tidbit of info: It seems that the knife was made before 1888, as in that year the trademark was changed by removing the line under the barrel.
- whippersnapper
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