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What's this tool for?
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rlitman
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Perhaps for "caulking" on wooden boats?
Stuart in MN
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Perhaps for "caulking" on wooden boats?
That's my guess.
> Does the cutting edge appear to have been very sharp or somewhat blunt?
Sharp, with it curving to cut on the outside (away from the handle).
> And what is the overall lengths across the top and then the height of the handle?
Top is 9.5 inches, handle and top height together is 15 inches.
Your suggestion did point me in the right direction, but since it is sharp I think it would be called an adze then, right?
Sharp, with it curving to cut on the outside (away from the handle).
> And what is the overall lengths across the top and then the height of the handle?
Top is 9.5 inches, handle and top height together is 15 inches.
Your suggestion did point me in the right direction, but since it is sharp I think it would be called an adze then, right?
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I'm thinking a 'okum' hammer. Used to seat the okum material in a cast iron pipe joint before leading.
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lg
no neat sig line
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no neat sig line
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Of course, I don't have this in my hand, so some of this is speculation. I don't think it's the right shape for an adze. If this were to be swung with impact, I think not only would it have an all steel head, but the joint between the handle and the head would be heavier. If it's meant to be swung like a hammer or an axe, it's for very light work. The collar at the opposite end of the head reminds me of a striking plate, and it does look like it was used for that on occasion, but here again, because it's only brass, it would have to be lightly tapped with a wood mallet. If it were, the handle then would only be used to hold, guide and stabilize the head as it was being tapped. The handle looks the wrong shape and too delicate to be for swinging impacts.
In any event, I think you are definitely dealing with a vintage/antique woodworking tool. As such, the GJ (which concentrates on machinery-related subjects) is perhaps not the best forum. I'd try to get into some of the many online forum sites for vintage woodworking and flash those photos there, and I think you may get some good results.
In any event, I think you are definitely dealing with a vintage/antique woodworking tool. As such, the GJ (which concentrates on machinery-related subjects) is perhaps not the best forum. I'd try to get into some of the many online forum sites for vintage woodworking and flash those photos there, and I think you may get some good results.
BuffettFan
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Not an adze, too small and the entire head would have been iron, IMO