Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
spade for skinny ditches? *LINK*
Jack Guzman from Maine
>"Tool in very nice shape,sharp to." If that sells,I believe I have the parts to make one of those.---jack
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Re: spade for skinny ditches?
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>Looks like a good way to rig up a debarker to me.
Todd O.
Re: spade for skinny ditches?
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>I have a skinny spade for sprinkler system ditches, but it is not that thin.
Maybe it is some kind of craftsman-made tool?
Socket chisel on a shovel handle?
Greg B�tit
>Debarking is as good of a guess as I can come up with as to why you'd want to do that.
Re: Socket chisel on a shovel handle?
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>If you're going to use the log as is for say a pole barn or fence posts you'd remove the bark to help prevent inhabitation of bugs and other creepy-crawly nasties.
Todd O.
Re: Socket chisel on a shovel handle?
Bob Hackett
>Looks like sombody modified a shovel to make a spud or "De-barker".
I`ve seen afew of these but they usually don`t have as much curve as this or are as long.Spuds usually cost alot less than a shovel so I have to wonder why this was done.
BTW-If you ever see a flat nosed shovel with a curved hollow cut back into the blade it`s probably a spud for smaller diameter logs,like those used as rafters in a polebarn.
Mainely,Bob-Letting his rural roots show.
Re: spade for skinny ditches?
Chris McLaughlin
>I also vote spud. I spend a few weeks doing this on poplar pulp one spring. Nasty work. Anyway, most spuds I've seen are sharpened autosprings with a length of pipe attached. This one is one is of such a high caliber, I could almost believe the auction description over my own experience!
CJ
Re: Socket chisel on a shovel handle?
Todd Hughes
>I agree with those that said it is a bark spud. Logs were not only skinned of thier bark so that they could be used in building but also bark was used in the tanning of hides/leather. In the 1700s and 1800s there were lots of small tanneries that used bark. I have read that farmers would trade bark to them in return for leather and actually the producing of bark could be a cottage industry since it was in such demand...I actually have some friends that bark tan leather but today they use mulch since it is easier to find. Think Oak and Hemlock was the best bark to use.....Todd