Today's boot sale buy (Italian) are these beautifully made wotsits, one end is like a spatula but not flexible the other like a spoon, however the spoon end fits the palm so well, they must be for plaster or similar also they were very expensive at 1 eu each......any ideas?
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Blockplane
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Plasterer's 'small tools'
Thank you , I hoped so,they are so nicely made I couldn't resist them and I do plaster every now and again so I shall make sure I try them next time and report back.
Ahhhhh. Sorry to say, think you might have jumped the gun a little there chaps. A reversible little finishing tool does seem plausible at first glance to the uninitiated so fair play. I was almost thrown myself there for a moment. Like Swb, my initial thoughts were a pointing tool, simpler version of the 'frenchman'.
Then I remembered a photo I saw some time ago while doing some of my usual very thorough and in depth research on the internet to expand my encyclopedic knowledge of old tools and what not. Certainly not wistful imaginings at any rate.
'Of course', I murmured to myself, 'could it really be?'
I dug through my very well organised photos of rare tools, dead ends sadly no longer produced, specialist designs lost to the modern world of power tools and mass manufacturing. I browsed old tool catalogues, rare books long out of print. And then I found the evidence I was looking for. I softly exhaled and clenched my fist in quiet triumph. Proof. Vindication. Justice.
Those are actually Very Rare Cheese Knives. Probably late 18th Century. Produced solely by a single maker on the tiny island of Lipari, just north of Sicily. From the patina alone I can ascertain they were probably a little older than the ones pictured in the old (obviously colourised) photo I had in my collection. Now what's interesting is that a careful examination of this photo throws up further questions. I was unaware that Tyzack had links to that part of the world but there have been whispered rumours for some while at the TATHs AGM among the inner sanctum of lets say 'Family Ties' between Sicilian Cheese and Olive Oil importers and Tyzack and Sons, well known producers and suppliers of Cheese knives. The plot thickens.
The more knowledgable among you will doubtless have heard of the ancient custom of rubbing the face of the larger style Cheese Knife on stone in order to release the aromas of the cheese better. The cheeseboard itself is a rare example, known in the local tongue as a 'Falco'. It's pictured here with what were obviously hand made cheeses (or Gesso in Italian) local to the area.
Anyway. I'm glad I could settle this one.
Kind regards as always all.
Happy to share my knowledge at any time.
All the best,
Chris
Then I remembered a photo I saw some time ago while doing some of my usual very thorough and in depth research on the internet to expand my encyclopedic knowledge of old tools and what not. Certainly not wistful imaginings at any rate.
'Of course', I murmured to myself, 'could it really be?'
I dug through my very well organised photos of rare tools, dead ends sadly no longer produced, specialist designs lost to the modern world of power tools and mass manufacturing. I browsed old tool catalogues, rare books long out of print. And then I found the evidence I was looking for. I softly exhaled and clenched my fist in quiet triumph. Proof. Vindication. Justice.
Those are actually Very Rare Cheese Knives. Probably late 18th Century. Produced solely by a single maker on the tiny island of Lipari, just north of Sicily. From the patina alone I can ascertain they were probably a little older than the ones pictured in the old (obviously colourised) photo I had in my collection. Now what's interesting is that a careful examination of this photo throws up further questions. I was unaware that Tyzack had links to that part of the world but there have been whispered rumours for some while at the TATHs AGM among the inner sanctum of lets say 'Family Ties' between Sicilian Cheese and Olive Oil importers and Tyzack and Sons, well known producers and suppliers of Cheese knives. The plot thickens.
The more knowledgable among you will doubtless have heard of the ancient custom of rubbing the face of the larger style Cheese Knife on stone in order to release the aromas of the cheese better. The cheeseboard itself is a rare example, known in the local tongue as a 'Falco'. It's pictured here with what were obviously hand made cheeses (or Gesso in Italian) local to the area.
Anyway. I'm glad I could settle this one.
Kind regards as always all.
Happy to share my knowledge at any time.
All the best,
Chris
Dovetaildave
Established Member
Feels like I've fallen into an edition of "Call my bluff".......what with the hawk and trowel setup.................I presume one would float on the philly, and the small tool fills the breads cavities with the Bree?
You know.......... I'm a firm believer that all tools must have a second application
You know.......... I'm a firm believer that all tools must have a second application
Thanks to your quite plainly ridiculous explaination I now have one covered in gooey gorgonzola and the other wedged into a large lump of parmigiano......much too blunt! Maybe you could recommend which sharpening techniques would best suit. 8)
Edam fine post that.
Edam fine post that.
