Re: What is it? LVII

[Leo Lichtman]

321 Puzzle block 323 Oxy-acetylene cutting tip (Probably Victor) 324 Staples 325 Jar wrench

[Dave Balderstone]

Without looking at the answers so far...

321 - An optical illusion. The dovetails run at 45 degrees to the sides, not perpendicular

322 - A cobblers tool of some sort?

323 - Grease or compressed air nipple

On the rest, I'm drawing a blank...

[Andy Dingley]

Cutting torch tip for acetylene. The outer holes have the heater flame (mixed gas) and the inner jet is the separately controlled cutting oxygen.

Heater jets are wrong for oxy-propane. Oxy-propane nozzles have more and smaller holes, are generally dismantlable for cleaning and their outer sleeve is often brass.

[R.H.]

Five of the six have been correctly answered so far:

321. Double dovetail puzzle, made from two solid pieces of wood.

322.

323. Cutting torch tip

324. Contour gauge

325. Jar opener

326. I-Beam clamp

Rob

[Fred R]

Is 322 a cooper's tool?

[R.H.]

This one isn't a cooper's tool.

Rob

[axolotl]

A farrier's buttress for removing horseshoes.

Kevin Gallimore

[John Martin]

Farrier's tool. For trimming hooves.

No country boys here?

John Martin

[Sarah W]

I've watched a lot of farriers trim a lot of horse hooves, and I've never seen one use a tool like that. Could someone who knows something about it explain how it is used?

Sarah W.

[R.H.]

Correct, though I've heard it's for paring hooves, not sure if it's for removing horseshoes. It's also called a butteris.

Rob

[axolotl]

I cannot claim authority, as I have never used one. The position one has to assume for operation doesn't appeal to me :)

Kevin Gallimore

[Dave Balderstone]

My brother's a farrier... Never seen that tool in his truck.

[R.H.]

This one is an antique, I'm sure they have different tools now that serve the same purpose.

Rob