I don't know if it is correct terminology, but my wife has several of
these, and she says they are dough knives. She uses them for parting off
pieces of dough from the main ball.

On Sep 30, 2010, at 3:18 PM, jamesbrown wrote:

> Found this old tool marked Oak Leaf on the blade segment.
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276668.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276706.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276667.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276665.jpg
> Not quite sure what it's designed for. Cabinet scraper, veneer hammer,
> bread dough knife all come to mind. Thoughts?
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On Sep 30, 2010, at 3:31 PM, James Thompson wrote:

> I don't know if it is correct terminology, but my wife has several  
> of these, and she says they are dough knives. She uses them for  
> parting off pieces of dough from the main ball.

  They are called "bench knives". I dunno why they are called that,  
butt that's what they are called!
And yes, they are for dough, butt can be used for other kitchen chores  
as well.

Spike Cornelius
PDX
           Crazy for Shavings

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Found this old tool marked Oak Leaf on the blade segment.
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276668.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276706.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276667.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276665.jpg
 Not quite sure what it's designed for. Cabinet scraper, veneer hammer, 
bread dough knife all come to mind. Thoughts?
   James in Keokuk 

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--- spikethebike@c... wrote:

> And yes, they are for dough, butt can be used for other kitchen chores  
> as well.

...like smacking grubby little paws trying to snatch a piece of cookie dough... 
DAMHIKT  =:-o

Lee

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    Looks like one of my 3 guesses was right. That's better than my usual 
average. Thanks, Jim
   James in Keokuk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Thompson" 
To: "jamesbrown" 
Cc: "Old Tools" 
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Oak Leaf Tool Whatsit

I don't know if it is correct terminology, but my wife has several of these, 
and she says they are dough knives. She uses them for parting off pieces of 
dough from the main ball.

On Sep 30, 2010, at 3:18 PM, jamesbrown wrote:

> Found this old tool marked Oak Leaf on the blade segment.
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276668.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276706.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276667.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276665.jpg
> Not quite sure what it's designed for. Cabinet scraper, veneer hammer, 
> bread dough knife all come to mind. Thoughts?

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Hey Gang,

This looks like the blade to an old scraper I used to have. Check
outDATAMP #695,117.

Who will be in St. Charles (St. Louis) for the big tool auction
thisweekend?

Mike

-----Original Message----- From: jamesbrown  To: Old
Tools  Sent: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 5:18 pm Subject:
[OldTools] Oak Leaf Tool Whatsit

Found this old tool marked Oak Leaf on the blade segment.=C2=A0 http-
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http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276706.jpg=-
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7.jpg=C2=A0 http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/39-
2276665.jpg=C2=A0 Not quite sure what it's designed for. Cabinet
scraper, veneer hammer,bread dough knife all come to mind.
Thoughts?=C2=A0 =C2=A0 James in Keokuk =C2=A0 ----------------------------------
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jamesbrown  wrote:

> Found this old tool marked Oak Leaf on the blade segment.
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276668.jpg
> http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL377/1006393/17511109/392276706.jpg

-snip-

I think it is a scraper blade, too.

According to the DAT, Oak Leaf (inside the outline of an oak leaf), was
attributed to William Enders of St. Louis MO and Walden, NY.  Tool types
were: leather tools, plane irons, saws, squares and wooden planes.

Bob says:

"This mark was used by E.C. Simmons as a brand name ca. 1905, and would
not nominally be included here because of that post 1900 useage.  Enders,
however, had a pre 1900 history as a clerk and salesman for A.F.
Shapleigh & Co. (1871 1875) and as a salesman and V.P. for E.C Simmons
(1887).  The William Enders Mfg. Co. of Walden, NY, was still supplying
saws for Simmons in 1930."

I have a pull scraper with the Oak Leaf mark, inside and outline of an
oak leaf, stamped into the handle.  It is a crude form of scraper, in
that, it has an elongated S-shaped wooden handle with a slot cut into
the tip of the S.  The blade fits into the slot and a thumb screw
secures it.

Jerry
Griffin, GA

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