Posted 10 years ago
hotairfan
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This 17th Century Hand Forged Twibill was quite hard to come by so you can understand how excited I was to find one after years of searching. The Twibill is shown in wood cuttings as a tool used by craftsman as early as the Roman Empire. They were used extensively in the 17th and 18th centuries to cut mortice holes in beams, a common way to joint wood structures.
Never heard of a twibble, I guess this is my new thing to learn today, thanks for sharing.
I would be interested in seeing the data/research on this tool as being a mortise tool.
to fhrjr2 :
read the book "Ancient Carpenter's Tools" by Dr. Henry C. Mercer noted writer of several early tool books.... or go visit the Mercer Museum in Doylstown, PA. There are four floors dedicated to the collection and writings of this noted archaeologist Phd. Dr. Henry Mercer. I am sure that even you will find this an informable and interesting education ......hotairfan
I appreciate the reply and also the link that walksoftly posted. I have cut a good many mortise joints but never recall hearing the term twibble before.