Guest frankie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have come across a male relative circa 1901 that was employed as a ivory fluter -could it have anything to do with the cutlery factories perhaps? Also anyone with any knowledge of B&M Metalsmith sheffield ? Look forward to hearing your ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hello and welcome to SheffieldHistory From 'A Glossary of Old Sheffield Trade Words and Dialect'... Fluted. Of knife handles; carved in any way. A fluter was a superior cutler who could make such handles. -- B&M might be something to do with 'Britannia Metal'? (but I can't explain the '&') Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have come across a male relative circa 1901 that was employed as a ivory fluter -could it have anything to do with the cutlery factories perhaps? Also anyone with any knowledge of B&M Metalsmith sheffield ? Look forward to hearing your ideas. Out of interest Frankie a photo from Picture Sheffield which features the premises of an Ivory Cutter. http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=y01366 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Other thoughts on fluting : haft fluter comb fluter pearl fluter ivory fluter silver fluter and shaper razor scale fluter fluter and chaser chaser, fluter and embosser Welcome Frankie, hope you enjoy - you never know, someone might even create a brand new thread called, er Trades, Alphabetically by surname and drop in all known Fluters from the Trade Directories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Is not the flute the part of a knife that the handle fits on...or another name for the handle itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Is not the flute the part of a knife that the handle fits on...or another name for the handle itself? The handle fits over the "tang" Fluting is carved grooves. Fluting on furniture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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