What is it?

[ray benson]

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Found it in a box of dynamite the other day from my grandparents house.

Early 1900s Vintage Iron Fish Scaler Scraper​

 

[Sawdust Man]

Early 1900s Vintage Iron Fish Scaler Scraper​

Should've known it had something to do with fish, coming from Tony.....

 

[Sawdust Man]

Saw this at the estate auction yesterday.

I'm clueless....

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

Saw this at the estate auction yesterday.

I'm clueless....

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That's a nut cracker

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

Saw this at the estate auction yesterday.

I'm clueless....

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Or you can stick your finger in it

 

[Only the Tony]

Okay, so what is it?.....or do you know?

Rasp of some kind ?

Early 1900s Vintage Iron Fish Scaler Scraper​

Should've known it had something to do with fish, coming from Tony.....

Truthfully, I had to figure it out for myself. Grandfather was a carpenter and I had to look it up as well. I'm more disappointed that no one said anything about the box of dynamite.

 

[legdelimber]

The name "Ajax" and its being sort of painted over, had kinda caught my eye.
That and it was standing on end when painted. Is that an indicator of storage problems or anything ?

 

[Only the Tony]

The name "Ajax" and its being sort of painted over, had kinda caught my eye.
That and it was standing on end when painted. Is that an indicator of storage problems or anything ?

Nope, no telling how old it is. Just been one of those things where it was repurposed. There is another one I need to get out as well.

 

[Wilhelm]

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Found it in a box of dynamite the other day from my grandparents house.

Dynamite volatility tester.
Ya' smack Yer' Dynamite sticks with it a couple times before lighting the fuse to check whether it is compromised from improper storage.

Yer' welcome!
Have someone record Ya' on camera while giving it a try.

 

[Seachaser]

Dynamite was pretty common around here up until 1970 or so. Farmers used it to build ponds and remove big stumps among other things. My FIL had one of those boxes in his barn. Neat find.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Dynamite was pretty common around here up until 1970 or so. Farmers used it to build ponds and remove big stumps among other things. My FIL had one of those boxes in his barn. Neat find.

Dynamite is just wonderful stuff....there's no two ways about it.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Few interesting pieces that went over the bench today......

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Few interesting pieces that went over the bench today......

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The second pic has the same base as my chainsaw holder/vice

 

[legdelimber]

First pic makes me think of some sort of lapidary work.
But I tend to think of that as being mostly wet work and the base of this thing doesn't really look like it's intended for wet stuff.

The ball mount base.
The round flange is key to what it carried. That scrape mark on the side (above the clamping lever) leaves more questions about its usage, (or storage conditions? )

Third pic.
Thinking that item goes in the same shop as the first photo.
Looks like rotary tool on a base vs freehand. With a shroud to hook collection/vac hose to.
Any chance that it was mounted on the ball base unit?

The saw tooth setting tool.
The one I have has straight handles rather than the 90 deg setup this one has.
Mines a bit crustier looking, as it was a salvage job find.
I've used mine to set the teeth on brush cutting blades for my trimmer.
The blades i've used were always the ones resembling a plywood blade.

The slotted control piece.
The pivot point looks to be offset to left (in photo) Hand Knob wouldn't hold well in the right side of travel unless you really twist it to point of indenting the slot edges.

 

[Sawdust Man]

First pic makes me think of some sort of lapidary work.
But I tend to think of that as being mostly wet work and the base of this thing doesn't really look like it's intended for wet stuff.

The ball mount base.
The round flange is key to what it carried. That scrape mark on the side (above the clamping lever) leaves more questions about its usage, (or storage conditions? )

Third pic.
Thinking that item goes in the same shop as the first photo.
Looks like rotary tool on a base vs freehand. With a shroud to hook collection/vac hose to.
Any chance that it was mounted on the ball base unit?

The saw tooth setting tool.
The one I have has straight handles rather than the 90 deg setup this one has.
Mines a bit crustier looking, as it was a salvage job find.
I've used mine to set the teeth on brush cutting blades for my trimmer.
The blades i've used were always the ones resembling a plywood blade.

The slotted control piece.
The pivot point looks to be offset to left (in photo) Hand Knob wouldn't hold well in the right side of travel unless you really twist it to point of indenting the slot edges.

#1 Stephan, German made sharpener/grinder.

#2 fancy-dancy articulating mount for a "baby" Wilton bench vise.

#3 Jooltool jewelers grinder/polisher.

#4 yup, a tooth setter.

#5 table mounting hardware for a Delta Rockwell 14" wood bandsaw.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

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Found it in a box of dynamite the other day from my grandparents house.

I think I got wacked by one of those in 7th grade.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

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Nope, no telling how old it is. Just been one of those things where it was repurposed. There is another one I need to get out as well.

Any boom boom sticks ?

 

[Only the Tony]

Any boom boom sticks ?

Not that I have found yet. Could you imagine how much of the nitro would have leached out from them after 70+ years. Just have to entertain myself with some nitrogen fertilizer.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

The second pic has the same base as my chainsaw holder/vice

 

[Hinerman]

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Holy Blunts R Us Batman!!!