Timber scribe
identifier
ID 26
morphology
morphology
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V Dv 0177 L=18cm WD=2,5cm WT=150gr. Inscription: HUGO LINDER DELTA WERK SOLINGEN image triangle / leaf (plant)?.
holotype
MOT V 2002.0199 L=11,5cm WD=4cm WT=100gr
holotype
MOT V 2026.0017 (double) L=25cm WD=3cm WT=97gr
holotype
MOT V 2026.0027 (double) L=36,5cm WD=8cm WT=257gr
holotype
MOT V 2026.0061 L=13,5cm WD=9cm WT=253gr
holotype
MOT V 2026.0062 L=20cm WD=8,5cm WT=180gr. Inscription: DAVID DOMINCUS & Cie REMSCHEID 541
description
The timber scribe is used to mark trees to be felled by cutting a strip of bark, also to indicate - when unloading a ship - the number of beams of a raft (1).
The timber scribe has a metal blade with a U-shaped end and a wooden or horn handle of 10-15 cm. One side of the U is sharp (cf. clog maker's scribe, beam scribe, rubber tapping knife).
Some timber scribes have a foldable blade and some sort of plate to protect the hand.
See also the hoof cleaning knife. [MOT]
(1) JANSEN: 117.
MOT V 2026.0017
MOT V 2026.0061
MOT V 2026.0027
MOT V 2026.0062