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Just got this for a couple bucks. Going to take some time with the grinder tomorrow, clean her up.

And got a fresh brand new sparrows mat that makes me a pro right.

Looks like a blunt nose corn knife. Nice find.
"Yes,ma'am, I right sure of it. I hit him 2 good whacks in the head with it. The 2nd one just plum near cut his head in two...."

Great score.

I love carbon steel knives.

I've never seen one before (a corn knife). Got a chisel grind ........ makes sense.

Don't polish it up too much. It's the patena on carbon steel that makes it look cool, I think. I'd just get it as shiny as I could with steel wool.

Your knife though. You can do what you like.


Nice one !

Its a billhook, not sure intended use. Limbing is common for this size. I have used them for splitting bamboo as well. Bill hook family is huge. This is a right hand chisel grind. The handle is flatted to index with the grind. Much like a Japanese style knife. The only markings I could find are a large S and C.T. Sheltons Co sheffield. No real info I have dug up on it. I just planned to use it for yard work or trade.

The plan is to reprofile just the cutting edge. Oil the wood and tighten the collar. I love old patinas the most ill do is oil it. Leaving things like the spine un touched showing the use marks is what I think gives these old things so much character in the first place.

I dont know why I find it fun to refinish to working stuff like this and cast iron skillets and axes. But I have had much worse hobbies.


Edit CT Skelton Co sheffield is the maker. Kinda neat

New edge good and thick convex chisel. The handles been soaking up some linseed homebrew, cleaned the crusty rust off and a layer of gun grease.



Dog tax


What ya think?

Beautiful !!!!!!!

I didn't know about the handles being flattened on one side.

When you said you were going to spend some time on the grinder I thought that you were going to grind/polish it to a shine.

I've restored quite a few old carbon steel knives and posted some pictures here and got a comment once, that I should "shine it up".

OH THE HORROR !!!!

Great score and a very nice job.

Please post some more of your collection.

very nice. i don't think you should cut the dog's head off.

Hes my supervisor

you must obey when he barks out orders.

A Bilhook is a tool for Hedging. (forming a hedge from young saplings closely grown). You can split and weave branches. Knock in pegs. And some have a ridge on the back spine of the blade for hammering. The hook is also handy for weeding out willow herb from your young hedge.