From what I see, the 'blond' ones are ash or maple. And are bought.
The dark ones are very likely home made out of walnut. The handles are
long for control and the sharp ends might be just ground down over
several generations.

If I could only see my Great Uncle's set - he likely made his from
buying the steel parts made or bough. Made by a blacksmith or machine,
back East.

Martin

On 7/17/2016 4:17 PM, Electric Comet wrote:


while wandering the www i do not see this very often

that is turning tools that show their age by their length up for sale

http://images.craigslist.org/00U0U_p...uT_600x450.jpg

also wonder if the handles started off as a light colored wood