Clearly tools, but for what purpose?

Interested Party · 1st December 2023, 04:18 PM

Hi Lee. Here a few unrelated and probably unhelpful thoughts. How sharp are they? The handles remind me of soldering irons. Could they have been used for seating something in a grove?

Lee · 9th December 2023, 02:06 PM

My friend advises that they "come to a point but you'll never cut yourself on them." Perhaps they are the opposite of caulking chisels and used to remove old oakum from joints?

Rick · 10th December 2023, 08:22 PM

Doubtful that those are caulking irons, Lee.

C4RL · 11th December 2023, 07:16 PM

It's often a problem with "homemade" tools, sometimes they are homemade not for economic reasons but because a tool doesn't exist.
The best I can offer is Burnishers for leather or Bookbinding seeing as they aren't sharp.

C4RL · 25th February 2024, 06:06 AM

Though normally not as crude as these, the shape is reminiscent of the "puntilla toros" used in bull fighting.

Lee · 26th February 2024, 02:55 AM

Thank you C4RL, after doing an image search, I think that puntilla toros is a very good suggestion. I happened to be at their owner's place earlier today and took another look. The tips thin out quite a bit and I suspect could pierce hide.

C4RL · 26th February 2024, 03:05 AM

Yes, thought I haven't seen any as rustic as those the shape is very remanisant of what some use to torture Bulls for entertainment.

10th December 2023, 08:22 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Doubtful that those are caulking irons, Lee. Attached Images

26th February 2024, 02:55 AM	#6
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 968	puntilla toros Thank you C4RL, after doing an image search, I think that puntilla toros is a very good suggestion. I happened to be at their owner's place earlier today and took another look. The tips thin out quite a bit and I suspect could pierce hide. Attached Images

1st December 2023, 04:18 PM	#1
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 511	Hi Lee. Here a few unrelated and probably unhelpful thoughts. How sharp are they? The handles remind me of soldering irons. Could they have been used for seating something in a grove?

9th December 2023, 02:06 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 968	My friend advises that they "come to a point but you'll never cut yourself on them." Perhaps they are the opposite of caulking chisels and used to remove old oakum from joints?

11th December 2023, 07:16 PM	#4
C4RL Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 50	It's often a problem with "homemade" tools, sometimes they are homemade not for economic reasons but because a tool doesn't exist. The best I can offer is Burnishers for leather or Bookbinding seeing as they aren't sharp.

25th February 2024, 06:06 AM	#5
C4RL Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 50	Though normally not as crude as these, the shape is reminiscent of the "puntilla toros" used in bull fighting.

26th February 2024, 03:05 AM	#7
C4RL Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 50	Yes, thought I haven't seen any as rustic as those the shape is very remanisant of what some use to torture Bulls for entertainment.