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9th February 2017, 11:01 AM #1Try not to be late, but never be early.
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Another mystery tool.
I debated with myself, argued you mean, ok argued with myself, whether to post this in Hand tools-unpowered or Nothing at all to do with wood work. It's a hand tool unpowered with nothing to do with wood work.
My sister in law who knows more than a little about horses reckons it a holder for various equine tooth cleaning tools. I thought it might be a stock branding tool where you can put different colour crayons or raddles in it for marking sheep/ cattle/ pigs....? Another suggested it may have something to do with camels but I told him that bricks are the tool of choice in that case.
The tool is 600mm long, the holder is canted at an angle to the line of the handle. The holder proper is 114mm long and 37mm wide.
The tang comes through the handle and is peined over a washer at the end which suggests it can be used with a back and forth scrubbing action.
The hinged tool holder part has a groove in each side that locks the tool in when you close it and pic11 shows how the inserted tool can extend right to the front of the tool.
This does not belong to me I'm asking you cluey lot on behalf of a friend.
Cheers,
Geoff.
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9th February 2017, 11:57 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Farriers tool. Can put different rasps inserts into it.
Lyle.
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9th February 2017, 12:36 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Horse dental rasp holder. This particular model was fairly short lived as the rasp insert could become loose, fall out, and the horse swallow it. These days, the rasp is attached to the handle with small grub screws which are also a total PITA in sandy country - as soon as they fall to earth they instantly disappear.
Ah the good old days. I remember them well.
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9th February 2017, 02:24 PM #4Try not to be late, but never be early.
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Thanks Lyle and Rusty. That's great, any idea of the vintage and country of origin?
Cheers,
Geoff.
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15th February 2017, 04:37 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Most of that sort of equipment came out from England in the early 1900's. I must admit, I never really took any notice as I was usually too busy hanging off a nose and an ear twitch trying to get some half broken skyrocket under control.
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16th February 2017, 08:54 AM #7
I know the feeling! As an undergraduate, I was fitting the gag on a kid's pony, prior to doing its teeth. The bloke I was assisting obviously knew the pony well, which, I soon discovered, is why I got the job. It was a stroppy, undisciplined beast of a thing, and knew more than I did about what was going on. It was squirming about making it very difficult to fit the gag, then just as I finally got the thing secured, it gave a mighty swing of its head & knocked me base-over-apex. Saw more stars than your average galaxy contains, that day. A horse's head is solid enough, but backed-up with several pounds of metal, it's a lethal weapon!
Cheers,IW
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As young fella's, we were scared of nothing. Most of our stock horses were only half broken at best. The only thing between us and brain damage was a battered Akubra or Stetson. The most important bit of horse gear we carried was a square, handkerchief-size piece of thin suede. This was used as a blindfold by tucking in under the bridle on each side of the head. It was like a sedative and quite amazing how calming it could be.
Some years back, I had taken the kids to the Easter Show. A lass was trying to load an over-fed,
molly coddled Arab stallion onto a truck. He had other ideas. There was a tee towel drying nearby, so I grabbed it, slipped it over his eyes and under the bridle and he walked on like a gentleman.
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Bet she stood there dumbfounded!!!!
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