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18th December 2022, 01:05 PM #1
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What is this??
Hi all. Please see photos below. Does anyone have any idea what thus tool is used for? It comes to a very fine edge and is handy for levering but a little too delicate for anything but the lightest of work. Came from my Dad or Grandad.
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Overall it is 495mm long, blade 47mm wide at the tip and exposed metal is 350mm long.
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18th December 2022, 09:32 PM #2
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I'd say a parring chisel.
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18th December 2022, 09:54 PM #3
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My guess is a paint scraper as used on ships. A bit better made than the ones I have used but like most older tools, built to last. I suspect the original wood handle would have been longer for two handed use.
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19th December 2022, 07:10 AM #4
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Thanks Rod and John. Tip has bevel both sides and the steel is soft, so I think paint scraper may be the answer. The shaft appears to end in a 4 sided tang and the handle looks newer than the metal, and the ferrule looks like aluminium?
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19th December 2022, 07:41 AM #5
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If there's a boat connection, how about a caulking tool? Soft metal doesn't jibe with scraping - barnacles is tough critters....
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19th December 2022, 07:58 AM #6
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Yeah, I thought caulking tool on first sight.
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19th December 2022, 11:29 AM #7
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If it is a caulking iron, I suggest it has been modified, never seen a caulking iron with a wooden handle, it is also too long in my opinion but then I'm not an expert.
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19th December 2022, 11:04 PM #8
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I agree with China. Caulking tools dont have wood handles. These are caulking tools and the mallet for them.
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21st December 2022, 03:30 PM #9
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I'm thinking bearing or gasket scraper.
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22nd December 2022, 09:36 AM #10
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Hi D. I just had a quick look on the internet and I think you might well be right. Modern versions of gasket scrapers still have the wide blade and long shaft, but no wooden handles!
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