doctors

mrwatch · Post by **mrwatch** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:29 pm

What makes a knife a doctors knife? I know they used to do bloodletting. Shape of blades?
Thanks, Bob

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:12 pm

the spatula and flat butt

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:19 pm

The knife usually referred to as a Doctor's knife is a spear-bladed slim jack with a butt cap, often having a spatula or a pen blade as a secondary. This Remington has a real spring steel spatula, for mixing salves and medicines. The butt cap is for crushing pills. I have to guard it, or my wife will steal it for a palette knife!
Pocket "surgery" tools, scalpels and such are a somewhat different category, but still doctors' knives.