Title:
Frank DeKelver's slick
Catalog Number:
1991.98.6
Description:
A wood slick with a slightly curved blade and a hardwood socketed handle. A slick is pushed by bracing the handle against a shoulder or upper arm to make fine paring cuts. Slicks were used for timber framing. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelver's Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.
Size:
W-3 L-26 inches
Inscription:
GEO. PARR BUFFALO, N.Y. ; CAST STEEL WARRANTED
People:
DeKelver, Frank
KID TALK:
The word "slick" means to make smooth. Why do you think this large wood chisel is called a slick? This may have been one of the first carpenter tools used in the village of Pike.
Subjects:
Slicks
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Frank DeKelver's Slick
Frank DeKelver's Slick