penknives
Small folding cutters
Penknives is the plural of penknife, a small folding knife with one or more blades.
The name comes from the original use: sharpening quill pens for writing.
Now penknives serve general pocket-knife purposes—opening packages, cutting string, whittling.
He kept a collection of antique penknives in a display case.
Flat cutting edge
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- foldingBending something over itself
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
carving · Swiss Army · multitool · handle · sharpening · honing · strop · edge
Knife-carving wood into shapes
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- shavingsThin strips removed
- notchingCutting small grooves
- scoringEarning points in competition
marking · model-making · leatherwork · paper cutting · trimming · detailing · precision · handwork
Sleeveless torso garment
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- accessorySupplementary addition
- refinedPurified or cultured
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
seal · wax · quill · nib · elegance · tradition · proper · Victorian
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
tortoiseshell · silver · engraved · patina · estate · Victorian · Edwardian · craftsmanship
blade
Flat cutting edge
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- foldingBending something over itself
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
whittling · carving · Swiss Army · multitool · handle · sharpening · honing · strop · edge · steel
whittling
Knife-carving wood into shapes
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- shavingsThin strips removed
- notchingCutting small grooves
scoring · marking · model-making · leatherwork · paper cutting · trimming · detailing · precision · handwork · shaping
waistcoat
Sleeveless torso garment
correspondence · seal · wax · quill · nib · elegance · tradition · proper · Victorian · Edwardian
antique
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
mother-of-pearl · tortoiseshell · silver · engraved · patina · estate · Victorian · Edwardian · craftsmanship · maker
penkniveshunting knives
Blades for field dressing
daggers · bayonets · chef's knives · kitchen knives · butcher knives
penknivesmachetes
Broad heavy knives
broadswords · cleavers · swords · kukris · survival knives
pen, knives, knife, penknife, knife-edge