A rare example of a ''race'' knife or raze knife....used for gouging out a groove or race in standing timber on roof trusses of early houses....this knife is of the more elaborate type as it incorporates a spike and a cutter for carving circular grooves....if you remember seeing the various marks and numbers carved into the beams in the roofs, then this is the tool the joiner/roofer would use....it is in excellent condition and it is very hard to find early surviving examples of these bygone tools....the cutter has the name of the maker stamped onto the blade (see picture 3), but it is almost too worn to read .English. C1760-80.Payment can be made by Bank Transfer , all you will need are my Bank Details, which I will send you or off line by Credit / Debit card ,..... e-mail or telephone your card details (long card number, expiry date and three security digits on the reverse of the card) through to me and I will do the rest .Please quote the Internal Reference Number to id...