Scribe Tool
About this object
History of use
Used when making silver boxes. Reid would take a straight edge and draw the scriber down to score a line where each of the three bent corners would be. He would then bend the corners along these lines.
Specific techniques
Made by machining the narrow end of the file down to a point and bending this point out the of the plane of the file.
Physical description
Modified file with textured surface both sides. Tapers abruptly at one end, to short tip which is curved upward.
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