The little one is lovely! Mind you, they are both just the ticket. What a lovely find.
It's the handles that make me think before trying to make them. You need to have a proper handle like these to get the right pressure, but I didn't want to have to start carving classes! But the top one is actually quite simple, I see now. I could copy that.
Thanks for the pictures. Quite a joint effort went into that.
Unfortunately the pic didn't come out quite as well as I had hoped, it was artificial light and flash. they are pine I now see, and both simple, functional and very pleasing to have. You may find something similar on ebay or at an antiques fair. I also have a lovely thing for bashing lead with made from boxwood, much nicer than modern placcy! Note too my wooden ruler!
I still have not managed to be able to post pics despite much advice, so I'm reliant on e-mailing them to either Geoffrey or Biff and pleading insanity, so they are kind enough to help.