Old Carving Knife old wooden hammer with natural bristles attached via

with natural bristles attached via fine hand-stitched wire (I think horse hair on the drafting brush

but it does not seem to snap closed tightly (not sure if it ever did

on which there is some loss of lacquer on the backside in one corner

while the pale blue underside of the neck has a texture suggesting waves

The national emblem of Indonesia

Old Carving Knife old wooden hammer with natural bristles attached viaI grabbed this knife, for carving I believe, out of an artist's studio at a recent estate sale just because I loved the look of it, with this long steel blade and worn wooden handle. It could use a little sharpening I think, but surely useful for all sorts of things. In well loved condition, with some paint on the wood and rust on the blade. 5 7 8" long x 5 8" wide x 1 2" deep.