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A round shave, also known as a 'drawing knife', is used by coopers for shaving the joints between the staves in barrels and for cleaning their insides, and by other craftsmen for hollowing bowls. Nothing is known of the origin of this two-hand round shave, which has two short handles and a semi-circular blade stamped with the initials 'G.E.'. It would have been used with a shaving horse or other vice.

1 round shave; wood and metal [iron]; good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This tool was used by coopers for shaving the joins between freshly set staves inside barrels, and also by craftsmen for hollowing bowls, etc. It would have been used with a shaving horse or some similar type of vice as both hands were needed to manipulate it. // The shave has two short wooden handles which join a semi-circular blade. The blade is sharpened on its lower edge and is stamped with the initials G.E. The handles measure 4” in length and the blade 11.5”.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.

Wood, Metal, iron

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)