A drove is a type of cutting edge for either a scutch hammer or scutch chisel. It is similar to a scutch comb, however it has no teeth but rather two sharpened cutting edges.
It is a detachable and can be taken out of the scutching tool and flipped over to allow use of the second cutting edge.
Droves are generally used for flattening/smoothing surfaces as they do not leave claw marks in the stone or brick like a scutch comb.
What are the different parts of a drove?
Each drove has two cutting edges which need to be kept sharp in order to cut material.
Like a scutch comb, a drove has a ridge which prevents the drove from being inserted too far into the scutching tool. It does this by resting on the lip of the holder.
