Sledgehammer Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, 12_Guy said: This appears to be a froe. It seems to be a more modern version. I wondered but have never seen one made that way. Sharpened on the wrong side for a sickle of some sort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, 12_Guy said: This appears to be a froe. It seems to be a more modern version. I kind of see that but the sharpened edge is a strange shape compared to the froe my dad has. His is blacksmith made, but a long straight very heavy blade. much like this i would think if it were a type of froe it would fall out of the handle about the 3rd blow with that design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob01230 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 3 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: What do you call this? I believe the stamp says D. Taft and sons. Came from what had been the local IH dealer and was a feed and farm supplier going back into the 1800’s i found this about D.Taft, for whom Taftsville is named after, it is about 40 miles from me. https://www.woodstockhistorycenter.org/articles/2019/11/25/thetaftindustries It is a hay knife. I believe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 All the hay knives around here are scalloped or serrated some. You are probably right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Sledgehammer said: All the hay knives around here are scalloped or serrated some. You are probably right. And with 2 handles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 40 minutes ago, vtfireman85 said: And with 2 handles. Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Sledgehammer said: Yes I still am foggy on how they are used on loose hay. Watched a couple videos, usually some dork attacking a round bale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, vtfireman85 said: I still am foggy on how they are used on loose hay. Watched a couple videos, usually some dork attacking a round bale. I only know of one person that uses one. Has goats and cuts off what he uses. Said when they are sharp they work great. I have never seen one being used personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Could be a hay knife. I have always seen the type you guys described serrated with two handles. How thick is the back of the blade? A froe would certainly be thicker than a knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 I know they are pliers but what for? Says Dasco No 302 “Eagle Claw Wrench”. They are a slip joint but have a beak like Sam the Eagle from the muppets, hence the name I suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Well, they look interesting but I have no idea what they sere designed to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray54 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Had something kind of like that for nuts on battery cable clamps. The where not adjustable and more on a 45 degree angle rather than 90 like this pare. They worked good on the nuts that where corroded so no socket or wrench was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E160BHM Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I was at a distant cousin’s garage and saw a tool on the wall labeled “what’s this?” After he passed there was an auction and of course I had to buy it. A Google search of the company E. A. Baumbach Mfg. only indicated that they were in the tool and die business. Anyone have any ideas “what’s this” is used for? Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Sledgehammer said: I know they are pliers but what for? Says Dasco No 302 “Eagle Claw Wrench”. They are a slip joint but have a beak like Sam the Eagle from the muppets, hence the name I suppose. They remind me of a pair of pliers i have for reusable spring clamps on radiator hoses . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 dasco 302 eagle claw pliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 7:35 AM, vtfireman85 said: Whats it? Isn't this a lawn mower blade clamp? https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/blade-buster-mower-blade-tool?a=643510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 3:00 AM, Sledgehammer said: Answered my own.... An uncle had an English one like that. IIRC brand or name was "Puffin". And on that "half dozen" - that is likely the answer Mike N. will give you if you ask him what the number between 5 and 7 is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 10 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: dasco 302 eagle claw pliers I saw that video when I researched them. Didn’t watch the entire thing but I saw part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Really? No one knows? That Surprises me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, lorenzo said: Really? No one knows? That Surprises me log splitter? black powder I know they were out there but don't remember what they looked like for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, lorenzo said: Really? No one knows? That Surprises me My guess was a rail splitter for making split rails but it’s just a guess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleman Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Old little used tool in my tool box. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingles1928 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 hours ago, lorenzo said: Really? No one knows? That Surprises me Chisel / nail puller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Sandhiller is the winner. Called Blasting wedges. For tree stumps. Blasting powder goes inside ( black arrow) fuse goes in the side( red arrow) pound a starter wedge into a stump, remove the starter wedge, install the blasting wedge into the stump where your starter wedge was, sheepishly hit the blasting wedge once or twice if your brave to get it nice and tight into the stump. light the fuse and get as far away as fast as you can and cover your ears. they are usually painted a bright color so you can find them because they go up in the air a couple hundred feet. We light one off on the forth of July . Unbelievably loud. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, lorenzo said: Sandhiller is the winner. Called Blasting wedges. For tree stumps. Blasting powder goes inside ( black arrow) fuse goes in the side( red arrow) pound a starter wedge into a stump, remove the starter wedge, install the blasting wedge into the stump where your starter wedge was, sheepishly hit the blasting wedge once or twice if your brave to get it nice and tight into the stump. light the fuse and get as far away as fast as you can and cover your ears. they are usually painted a bright color so you can find them because they go up in the air a couple hundred feet. We light one off on the forth of July . Unbelievably loud. That sounds fun. Looks like your bear got away though.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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