Wesley Chambers Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 So... what is it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hahah thanks Stew, at first glance I thought it was a mooring cleat but thats not right.. its around 100# or more, was found in a barn, I was thinking tin smith or something I duno.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I was wondering where I left that! Thanks for finding it for me! Well whatever it is I'm sure you will put it to good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 a lump of metal on a pedestal....must be of some use although it's too awkward for a hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 looks like a modified mouring cleat. kind neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Yea thats what I said, but the bolts seem kinda small for something intended to hold a lot of force... though some mooring cleats would have a lower portion set into the concrete so these bolt holes may have been added just as the "horn" was modded~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudbugone Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 COOL ! would be my first guess about what it is. Looks special built ,but not a cleat though I've never seen one that wasn't symetrical in shape... Nice piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I can't tell you what it is but I can tell you what it isn't. It's not a mooring cleat. Cleats, bitts and bollards all have smooth rounded edges to allow the line to slip when the deckhand eases the line. Any remotely sharp edge may cause the line to bind. Also, all I have ever seen have been cast. Seen a few broken ones in my time. 20+ yrs USCG Boatswainsmate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Is it hard? I wonder if it could be a saddle makers tool/anvil. I made one kinda similar to that 6 months ago from a forklift tine and my neighbor, a saddle maker, bought it for working saddles.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 The reason I thought it might be a modified former cleat was finding cleats like this one on google, I wish I had more info or pics but my friend has not decided if he wanted to buy this thing or not, we both have plenty of real anvils and hes not sure if he wants it just because its odd lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Being a complete landlubber my thoughts are that it may be cast iron and possibly not suitable for hammering one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Looks like your new loaner anvil! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 How about some sort of work surface for repairing trawler nets, or splicing ropes. The pointed end could have been for untying knots to allow repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden H Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Machinery repair maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 At first glance, I thought 'tinsmith's stake' but most all old ones had a vertical shank with a bottom taper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 looks a lot like a weel anvil thin line concave in the center sharp pionts like what was used for iron clad wagon wheels . Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm thinking it's useful, whatever it was originally used for. I picked up a pile of tinsmith's stakes a couple decades ago and while it bears a resemblance to a couple it's still much different, they're stake tools, not bolt downs. Frosty The Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 If it's cast iron I sure wouldn't be doing any heavy forging out there on that smaller horn, it could just snap off!! I'm with Frosty in that it sure looks like a tinsmith's stake but maybe more like a leather workers tool. Just a guess but I sure wouldn't use it for forging iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thats one of the reason my friend didnt pick it up, the seller didnt have much info for him other than the pic, just not worth the time when we have plenty of real nice anvils lol but if it was some rare "something" he or myself would have purchased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 a slate(roofing) dressing tool?????? the sides of the foot may de cut out to accommodate a chopping knife used along the edge??? a stab in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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