321 Puzzle block
323 Oxy-acetylene cutting tip (Probably Victor)
324 Staples
325 Jar wrench
Re: What is it? LVII
Apr 13, 2005
12 Replies
Without looking at the answers so far...
321 - An optical illusion. The dovetails run at 45 degrees to the sides, not perpendicular322 - A cobblers tool of some sort?
323 - Grease or compressed air nippleOn the rest, I'm drawing a blank...
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.
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 tip324. Contour gauge
325. Jar opener326. I-Beam clamp
Rob
Is 322 a cooper's tool?
This one isn't a cooper's tool.
Rob
A farrier's buttress for removing horseshoes.
Kevin Gallimore
Farrier's tool. For trimming hooves.
No country boys here?
John Martin
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.
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
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
My brother's a farrier... Never seen that tool in his truck.
This one is an antique, I'm sure they have different tools now that serve the same purpose.
Rob
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