My knife designs are often inspired by an “old blade” found in a relative’s kitchen drawer or a Quaker friend’s knife passed down from mother to daughter or father to son.
–Henry Freeman
What is a Treenail?
As the name implies, a treenail is a handcrafted hardwood “nail or pin” designed to bond two or more pieces of wood together. While this centuries-old practice has largely been replaced by modern-day nails and screws, during colonial times hardwood pins were used to make everything from houses, barns and covered bridges to handcrafted tools and fine colonial furniture.
