Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina nutcracker 25 tall and just short

25 tall and just short of 3

I believe it dates from the early 20th century

along the handle and

Hang it near the entry to home or business

”Like the infanta at the center of that painting

Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina nutcracker 25 tall and just shortI've become completely enamored of old handcrafted tools just for the spectacular, typically wonderfully worn objects that they are, but I'm also trying to learn a bit about what they are and do along the way! This is an old wood I think perhaps beech and forged iron spokeshave, the incredible beauty of which photos do not do justice. Spokeshaves which apparently date to prehistoric times, when they were used to shape arrow shafts occupy a space