What is it?

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  1. stevescookin

    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    Next time I drink beer with you, I'll buy you a Pine Sol !!
     
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  2. b_leblanc

    b_leblanc That's just my game...

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    Looks like a molding tool for a lathe.
     
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  3. stevescookin

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    It could be a leather working tool....to make long straight impressions in leather belts, boots, or saddles and such.
     
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  4. b_leblanc

    b_leblanc That's just my game...

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    Probably a better answer than mine. :)
     
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  5. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Not for a lathe or for working leather.

    Hint 1: the blade is not sharp.
     
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  6. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Hint 2: This tool is old. Used by the ancient Egyptians and still used today for the same task.
     
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  7. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    I took a tour at the Wooden Boat Museum in Mandeville over the weekend. They had several of these.
    It is a caulk pusher-inner thingy used in building/repairing wooden boats. In the old days they would soak hemp in tar or pitch and use this tool to force the hemp into the gaps between the boards.
     
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Ahem. It is a caulking iron. Used to drive oakum into the gaps between planks to waterproof wooden ships and boats.
     
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  9. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    Hey, no need to get huffy. Sorry if my technical terms were over your head. :D

    I'm in mt phone - I'll post one later.

    Btw, no way would I have gotten that save for my paw in law wanting to go to the museum. Good one Sir Crimson.
     
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  10. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    Our internet was out this morning. Anybody care to take my turn for me? (Posting from my phone)
     
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