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I think if the label says "scutching knife" instead of "scritching knife," we might assume it was used in the processing of flax.  I don't think any flax has been grown in Wayne County for a LONG time (I grew up there), but weaving was done there years ago, and maybe they wove linen as well as other fibers???  I have heard of flax scutching before, and on consulting the dictionary, it says 'scutch' means 'to separate the woody fiber from flax or hemp by beating.'

Fred Lautzenheiser
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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