Title: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 01:32:09 PM Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually??
All pre ww1 to mid Victorain (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/joebristow/DSCF9321_zpsa035ec51.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/joebristow/media/DSCF9321_zpsa035ec51.jpg.html) Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Mike on August 12, 2014, 01:36:20 PM maybe saddle making tools or for tannery
Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Chef Geoff on August 12, 2014, 01:48:03 PM I'm with Mike leather workers tools but as to their exact use ???
Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 01:48:34 PM maybe saddle making tools or for tannery Some are but which ones at what use?? ;)Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 01:50:40 PM two of them are vets tools
Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Chef Geoff on August 12, 2014, 02:02:00 PM Oh is this meant to be a quiz?
Title: Re: Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 02:12:53 PM Oh is this meant to be a quiz? sorry should of said yesTitle: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Mike on August 12, 2014, 02:19:25 PM ok I think the 4th one down with the wide blade is a hide scrapper , the little un with the hooked shaft and small blade / edge is a profile type tool for adding decorative lines to leatherwork
Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 02:22:18 PM ok I think the 4th one down with the wide blade is a hide scrapper , the little un with the hooked shaft and small blade / edge is a profile type tool for adding decorative lines to leatherwork Correct a pig skin scrapper and creaser :D Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Mike on August 12, 2014, 02:23:22 PM 2nd one looks to be a paring type knife the 3rd looks to be a kind of branding iron maybe
Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 02:27:19 PM 2nd one looks to be a paring type knife the 3rd looks to be a kind of branding iron maybe The second one is not sharp but vets do use it but not nowadaysthe third is a glazing iron use to smooth leather Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Mike on August 12, 2014, 02:31:14 PM top one looks like a tool to remove nails from hooves the bottom could be some sort of spreader or forceps
Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 02:36:42 PM top one looks like a tool to remove nails from hooves the bottom could be some sort of spreader or forceps [/quote right on the bottom one forceps clamping blood vessals top one is not a vets tool this one took much research to find its use Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: bristolminelab on August 12, 2014, 02:44:42 PM i will give you the last few Mike as they took much research
the very top is another two handed glazing tool used by cobblers to form soles and heel to boots and shoes the next is a victorain vets castrating iron and the other tool is a saDlers creaser which you use by putting into shoulder Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: keepmateethinajar on August 12, 2014, 04:54:53 PM :D :D :D :D...my old dentist used all of those
Title: Re: A little quiz .Any idea what some of these tools are used for individually?? Post by: Val Beechey on August 12, 2014, 05:49:33 PM Bottom one.................Curling Irons............for Human hair. My Mother in Law had some and regularly burnt chunks out of her hair. :o by over heating them.
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