uncommon belgian bread knife with arm support

M ELEY · 6th February 2013, 05:29 AM

Could this have been used like a tobacco-cutting knife? The extended bar would have allowed for more of a swing to cut corn stalks, sugar cane, tobacco leaves (which are surprisingly thick and a pain to cut, I'm told). Just a guess-

If you google tobacco knives, you'll see all the weird shapes they came in, some for specialty removal. Here's a site for various agricultural knives and their odd shapes-
www.okapisa.com/site/awdep.asp?depnum=50598

fernando · 6th February 2013, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Could this have been used like a tobacco-cutting knife? The extended bar would have allowed for more of a swing to cut corn stalks, sugar cane, tobacco leaves (which are surprisingly thick and a pain to cut, I'm told). Just a guess-

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As long as the cutting direction, be it chopping or leaning against the material, is towards the user... this is an important clue !
By the way, which are the blade measurements ... and the other parts length ?
Ot doesn't look like a chopper ... rather a (slicing) cutter

TimW · 6th February 2013, 01:30 PM

It is indeed a bread knife. You have to imagine: a BIG firm farmer's bread, plenty of children to feed. The U support takes away the strain from your wrist when cutting a lot of bread.

It could be made for an impaired person, but I'm not sure.

Here is a similar knife: http://www.mot.be/w/1/index.php/IDDO...e?i=900553.jpg

fernando · 6th February 2013, 01:39 PM

Noted; absolutely

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Prity nice piece

Wouldn't mind having it

Fernando K · 6th February 2013, 06:48 PM

¿Bread?

Fernando K

fernando · 6th February 2013, 07:04 PM

It seems as Fernando K doesn't agree with the bread knife version !!

Emanuel · 7th February 2013, 04:34 AM

Hello,

Nifty tool.

Fernando K, the knife would be held the reverse way, the metal support resting on the top of the arm, not the bottom, and with the edge of the blade is on the concave side.

Regards,
Emanuel

6th February 2013, 06:48 PM	#5
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	¿Bread? Fernando K Attached Images

6th February 2013, 05:29 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,156	Could this have been used like a tobacco-cutting knife? The extended bar would have allowed for more of a swing to cut corn stalks, sugar cane, tobacco leaves (which are surprisingly thick and a pain to cut, I'm told). Just a guess- If you google tobacco knives, you'll see all the weird shapes they came in, some for specialty removal. Here's a site for various agricultural knives and their odd shapes- www.okapisa.com/site/awdep.asp?depnum=50598

6th February 2013, 01:30 PM	#3
TimW Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 54	It is indeed a bread knife. You have to imagine: a BIG firm farmer's bread, plenty of children to feed. The U support takes away the strain from your wrist when cutting a lot of bread. It could be made for an impaired person, but I'm not sure. Here is a similar knife: http://www.mot.be/w/1/index.php/IDDO...e?i=900553.jpg

6th February 2013, 01:39 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Noted; absolutely . Prity nice piece Wouldn't mind having it

6th February 2013, 07:04 PM	#6
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	It seems as Fernando K doesn't agree with the bread knife version !!

7th February 2013, 04:34 AM	#7
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello, Nifty tool. Fernando K, the knife would be held the reverse way, the metal support resting on the top of the arm, not the bottom, and with the edge of the blade is on the concave side. Regards, Emanuel