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Message:: [QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10336084, member: 76316"]I've had this since ~1970; it was a 50 cent item at a yard sale in SoCal. I like it every bit as much now as I did then. It's 10 7/8" long, the blade is 3 3/8" by 2", an' ~0.022 to ~0.030 thick, which suggests it was hammered or rolled for this project, not sheet stock. Certainly the handle was also purpose-forged for the spatula. I'll bet it is all iron, not steel. The upper face of the handle is peaked along its length; the peak is ~0.0125" thick, while the edges are ~0.080" thick; The back of that handle is flat. Note the two rivets nearest the handle are flush both sides, while the other rivet is domed both sides. The blade-to-handle joint on the upper side is dead-flush indicating careful relief of the handle beneath that point, an' along the rest of the 'arrowhead' on the back side. The hang-hole is ~3/8" diameter. Weight is ~76 grams. I think it's a one-off, but would like folks more skilled to see what it may tell them about age...an' Smithy Technique. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]519891[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519892[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519893[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519894[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519895[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519896[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519901[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]