Head/quartermoon knife restoration

[Klara]

1 hour ago, fredk said:

The blade in question has been claimed by general leather workers, shoe-makers, cobblers, glaziers and carpet fitters

I have one, hardly ever use it though

When I contacted the manufacturer of this knife https://www.abbeyengland.com/solingen-knife-french-4529-fc0171 they sent me to a French company for window-making - it was described as a putty knife, if I remember correctly. But I decided that the one I have is good enough https://www.decocuir.com/cornette-couper-echancree-germany-c2x28422368

[dikman]

Hmm, doesn't look like any putty/glazing knife that I've ever seen, they generally have a little bit of flexibility in them. I'd go with it being a "general purpose" leatherwork knife. Definitely worth restoring.

[Klara]

https://www.faille-industrie.fr/couteau-demi-lune-p2923

"The shape is designed to remove the fillet material (? not sure about this term) from PVC frames".

Herder themselves list it in the catalogue under Industriemesser - industrial knives, or technical knives.

Just goes to show that the same knife can be used by several crafts.