Skip to main content

Backing drawknives

Scope note

Drawknives with a slight downward thrust of the handles for cutting outside curves, such as on the outside of barrel staves. SALAM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300023709

Broader Terms used

drawknives

Equivalent Terms used

backing drawknife

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: backing drawknives" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-84742 Accessed: 2024-12-03 11:45:53

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-84742|title=Terminology definition for: backing drawknives|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-03 11:45:53|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-84742

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...