Boot-Sale Quill Knife? & Wheat Sheaf Knife.

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Interesting knife Blake, any chance of some close-up pics of the blade and tang? By coincidence, I picked up a small MOP Quill Knife at a car-boot sale last week. Today's outing was abysmal though!

Here's a Wheatley Brothers Tackler's Knife recently gifted to me by 'Old & In The Way'

Better luck next time Jack. I like the Wheatley Bros one. These knives were obviously made for very specific purposes, probably within the farming industry, though what a 'Tackler' is I don't know. Hopefully you'll be able to tell me. The handle on mine is obviously designed to cover the pointed end of what I think is described as a spay blade, which I think is a big clue as to what the knife was designed to be used for though, what with me being a 'Towny', will require confirmation as well. Here's a couple of close-ups of the blade and tang as requested. :thumbup: What about a couple of pictures of that quill knife of yours then.

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I think tackler means a farmers knife .ie used by Sheppard's but don't quote me on it :)
 
Tackler's were the mechanics of the textile mills, keeping the looms and machinery running :thumbup:

Thanks for the close-ups Blake :thumbup: Yep, spey blade :eek:
 
Jack Black said:
Tackler's were the mechanics of the textile mills, keeping the looms and machinery running :thumbup:

Thanks for the close-ups Blake :thumbup: Yep, spey blade :eek:
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Yep, I can see a point like that coming in real useful in a tangled thread situation. Makes perfect sense, though I would never have guessed. From textile manufacture to farming, makes you wonder what else was in the Wheatley Bros range. thanks Jack. :thumbup:
 
Blake the Blade said:
Yep, I can see a point like that coming in real useful in a tangled thread situation. Makes perfect sense, though I would never have guessed. From textile manufacture to farming, makes you wonder what else was in the Wheatley Bros range. thanks Jack. :thumbup:
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I think you can see why a straight-edged knife with a relatively thin point would be so useful in the mills.



Many years ago, a mill in Derbyshire asked me to design a fixed blade knife for them, which would be used mainly for cutting plastic (like thick cling film) off a huge steel drum, and the blade shape was similar.

This is my first Wheatley Brothers knife, but they're a name I'll certainly be looking out for in future. Thanks again to Stephen ('Old & In The Way') for introducing me to them :)
 
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