Name/Title
Shave, EdgeEntry/Object ID
1993.2.111Description
Skirt shoe leather-working tool with dark brown turned wood handle that narrows toward end. A brass ring fits on this end. Into this fits an iron shank with curved arm and rectangular grooved end.
-The skirt shave is a variation of the edge shave.
From "The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c. 1700-1950" by RA Salaman, p. 254:
It "is used as an alternative to the round knife for thinning down the upper edge of a saddle skirt ready for sewing in; it can also be used for paring down the edges of other parts."
The skirt shave is often used on saddle skirts to create a pigskin-like thickness on the edges (The skirt shave, unlike the screw shirt shave, does not have any appendages, i.e. screws, etc.).Dimensions
Width
1-3/8 inDepth
1-1/4 inLength
6-3/4 inMaterial
Wood, Iron, BrassRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McClay, Albert and JohnProvenance
Notes
Object owned and used by John McClay, circa 1854 and his son, Albert McClay, circa 1908-1977. Object donated, in 1993, by Wayne Cunningham, son-in-law to Albert McClay.