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Looks to me like some sort of a tool that would be used for a wood-fired stove or heater, with a hook to hang it nearby.
 
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Not sure how this thread works, I just have something I want to ID...
A neighbor invited me to come get scrap.  Mixed in with the scrap was this tool (attempting to attach image)
She has a horse farm, he husband is involved with something to do with light shows at concerts or something... I just want to know what it is, and whether it should be used for its intended purpose rather than being scrapped.
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Howdy!
Looks like some sort of something to cut a very stiff/sturdy other thing. And that's a lot of lever - long handle - to use to do it!
I think V W, whomever that may be, will be missing that.

I hope someone else has a better idea, but that's a cool tool!
 
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Kristine Keeney wrote:Howdy!
Looks like some sort of something to cut a very stiff/sturdy other thing. And that's a lot of lever - long handle - to use to do it!
I think V W, whomever that may be, will be missing that.

I hope someone else has a better idea, but that's a cool tool!


No blade or cutting edge... just a rippled grip side and a notch that opposes it.  Thanks for the reply.  I just hate to relegate it to scrap.
 
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Thomas Dean wrote:

Kristine Keeney wrote:Howdy!
Looks like some sort of something to cut a very stiff/sturdy other thing. And that's a lot of lever - long handle - to use to do it!
I think V W, whomever that may be, will be missing that.

I hope someone else has a better idea, but that's a cool tool!


No blade or cutting edge... just a rippled grip side and a notch that opposes it.  Thanks for the reply.  I just hate to relegate it to scrap.



Can we see the flip side, please?
 
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No blade or cutting edge... just a rippled grip side and a notch that opposes it.  Thanks for the reply.  I just hate to relegate it to scrap.


Can we see the flip side, please?

With a ruler for scale? I can sort of guess, but knowing how long the jaws are would be helpful...
 
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Manual plaster cast cutting tool. Might work for cutting that pizza too.
 
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Robert Ray wrote:Manual plaster cast cutting tool. Might work for cutting that pizza too.

Well done Robert!

https://ehive.com/collections/5254/objects/867584/equipment-plaster-cutter

This one lives at the Health Museum of South Australia.

I'd hate to trash it, Thomas. If you could find a branch of Medicines' sans Frontiers or  anyone who collects equipment for disadvantaged countries, they might really appreciate it!
 
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Jay Angler wrote:

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I'd hate to trash it, Thomas. If you could find a branch of Medicines' sans Frontiers or  anyone who collects equipment for disadvantaged countries, they might really appreciate it!



It may require a little bit of effort, but if there is an orthopedist in your area who works with Doctors without Borders, they would likely be able to put it to use.

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

 
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I saw one in a land far far away when in the Marine Corp. I've only seen the scary whirling saw blade ones stateside. It is not an inexpensive tool if bought new.
 
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Robert Ray wrote:I saw one in a land far far away when in the Marine Corp. I've only seen the scary whirling saw blade ones stateside. It is not an inexpensive tool if bought new.


Odd that it showed up in a scrap bin on a horse farm.
I wonder if veterinarians use them?
I'm going to try to rehome it.  I might look into Doctors without borders if I can't find anyone local.
 
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Reminds me of a printing press for children. Letters in a moveable-type tray inserts and maybe it came with preformed plates with pictures or such to print. The top of the gizmo swivels to stay parallel to the bottom plate.
 
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K. Lopez wrote:Reminds me of a printing press for children. Letters in a moveable-type tray inserts and maybe it came with preformed plates with pictures or such to print. The top of the gizmo swivels to stay parallel to the bottom plate.


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We are 30 pages ahead of that item, I recall the one you are referring to, 4 years or so ago.
Look at the page numbers at the top and bottom of the thread, if you don't see them, you are probably on a mobile device, check all the way at the bottom of your screen for the page numbers.  if you still don't see them, scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen, keep going, way down there , see the thing that says desktop view? Click it. Then you can see the page numbers at the bottom of the thread, go to the last one, and you'll see what we are currently working on.

 
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How about this?
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Teachers used it to get the attention of the kids who had fallen asleep in class.
 
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Based on the finger grips, and without any other sort of picture to use for reference - angles, size, that sort of thing....
Shoe horn?
The projection off the narrower end, opposite the grip, looks like it has a tilted, slightly pointed tip/edge. It looks like it would be used to ease something into or over something else. Some sort of prying device.
 
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You could use it on a student, but no. Nothing to do with prying.
 
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This one is app 20 inches long. Have never seen one over 30 or under 12. I have never seen one used in the US but I'm sure they have been.
 
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Looks like a modified shillelagh
 
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When I suggested a friend use one he laughed his ass off and told me I was full of #$%^ and it wouldn't work.
 
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No not a shillelagh but yes it reminds of one too.
 
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They are all not neccessarily this shape
 
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It is used to strike something but doesn't leave a mark
 
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It's not a part of a musical instrument or a bell clapper but it is made to make a sound.
 
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Is it for knocking on walls to find out where the beams are located?
 
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No it is not a beam or stud finder. It's used outside.
 
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Sneaky one you have going here Robert!

To find bad spots in trees before cutting them, listen for a hollow sound?
 
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No not to test trees. it wouldn't be used in the woods, though the woods might surround where it would be used.
 
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It helps in harvesting a food.
 
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It's called a "Madcat."  It's a Danish catfish lure.  Madcat Catfish Lure

And I've gone catfishing for over 65 years, I have absolutely no idea how it works.
 
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Also known as a "clonk"
 
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Robert:  Explain how this thing works?
:D
 
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Pearl Sutton wrote:Robert:  Explain how this thing works?
:D

 Apparently,  it makes a sound similar to that of a feeding catfish, causing the intended victim to emulate the behavior and going for the proffered bait. My guess is Oklahoma cats would yawn.
 
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It is far more popular in Europe, I saw it being used in Serbia but it looked different than the one pictured.
It mimics the sound of catfish feeding as Eric said. You strike the waters surface. Does it work? Is it just something to kill time while you're waiting for a bite? The people that use them insist it is something that helps them catch big fish, I don't know...(I wear lucky socks and throw sunflower seeds into the water to attract fish, sometimes it works and sometimes not.)
 
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Don't try searching google for Danish madcat catfish lure.  I got this when I ask about Danish clonk catfish lure:

 
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And to think, down here in OK we just jump in the river and yank 'em out with bare hands.  I know, I'm off-topic but I couldn't resist....  
 
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Eric Thomas wrote:And to think, down here in OK we just jump in the river and yank 'em out with bare hands.  I know, I'm off-topic but I couldn't resist....  


Ok, now THAT is a sport I can get behind! Fair fight, no tools, just man vs fish.
Thank you! That's fun!
 
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Pearl Sutton wrote:

Eric Thomas wrote:And to think, down here in OK we just jump in the river and yank 'em out with bare hands.  I know, I'm off-topic but I couldn't resist....  


Ok, now THAT is a sport I can get behind! Fair fight, no tools, just man vs fish.
Thank you! That's fun!



In Kentucky, they called this version of the sport 'noodling', and the human participantsoften came up bloody &/or half-drowned, often, without a catch, to show for it.
 
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Carla Burke wrote:

Pearl Sutton wrote:

Eric Thomas wrote:And to think, down here in OK we just jump in the river and yank 'em out with bare hands.  I know, I'm off-topic but I couldn't resist....  


Ok, now THAT is a sport I can get behind! Fair fight, no tools, just man vs fish.
Thank you! That's fun!



In Kentucky, they called this version of the sport 'noodling', and the human participantsoften came up bloody &/or half-drowned, often, without a catch, to show for it.



We call it noodling here in Kansas too.
But, here it's illegal.
 
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We haven't had a game recently, so here's one!

Actually, obviously this is a box - it's a small wooden box, so the game is to guess what it is used to contain. I think Permies will appreciate the low tech nature of this, which is used everyday.

Small wooden box with lid half open

I think it is made of oak and is at least 70 years old, possibly a few decades more.
Here it is laid out with a ruler (cm) for scale:

Small wooden box with lid

The bit of wood inside is a bit that broke off the top, which would have prevented the lid going straight across, obviously over the year this has become broken off. I'm thinking of using some small panel pins to fix it, but don't want to damage it further.
 
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