What tools are these?

8/10/19, 4:01 PM #1

JL
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What tools are these?

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Found these in an old tool box (not mine ). I haven't a clue. They are about 6" or so (ruler is there for scale). The steel is about 3/4" in diameter.

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8/10/19, 4:24 PM #2

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
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The pointy bits resemble parts on yachting knives, which are used for untying knots.

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8/10/19, 4:34 PM #3

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Remind me of pickaroon points for log handling

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8/10/19, 5:42 PM #4

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Same here...

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Never seen one with an upwards handle bend, but that doesn't mean a whole lot, there's lots of stuff out there I've never seen.

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8/10/19, 8:25 PM #5

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Wouldn’t they be a lot larger - like 2’ or so?

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8/10/19, 10:54 PM #6

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Re: Remind me of pickaroon points for log handling

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You don’t bury a pickaroon in the log, just enough depth to get a grip on it. I’m not saying that’s what it is, just reminds me of them.

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8/11/19, 5:08 AM #7

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based on the size...

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

pickaroon points for pen blanks

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8/11/19, 2:28 PM #8

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my guess

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Handmade pickaroon for shop use/board handling.

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8/11/19, 2:55 PM #9

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Re: What tools are these? Marlin spike

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Here's a marlin spike knife:

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8/11/19, 3:12 PM #10

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I think I have seen old film of lumber graders using something like this to quickly move boards as they come off the saw and to see them for grading.

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8/11/19, 10:08 PM #11

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8/11/19, 10:11 PM #12

Andy Lincoln in Dearborn,MI.
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Andy Lincoln in Dearborn,MI.

We use a similar tool for pulling wide crown staples on wooden crates. Do not have a tool handy to photograph to compare.

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