Hi Harry,

You need to absorb my words carefully.

Race knives are used on green timbers when they are still soft enough to cut with a quick swipe. Dry hard (reused) timbers tend to have chisel cuts because of the extra power needed to make an impression upon same.

Please don't loose sight of the fact that the primary user of the race knive is the timber merchant. Their marks can be seen in buildings and especially those employing imported (Baltic) timbers. Hewers also leave their marks.

Lets see what Martin comes up with. He is in Surrey and I am in neighbouring Hampshire - we are worlds apart.

Regards

Ken Hume