September 6, 201213 yr I have tools from 5 generations of family farm blacksmithing amd this is the only one ive never used and dont know what it is for.
September 6, 201213 yr Author the dang pic is small and upside down. it was mounted on a post and has a 6 ft post for a handle.
September 6, 201213 yr If at first you don't succeed cheat? Oh no, try again, that's what I meant to say, give it another try please. You have my curiosity up. Frosty the Lucky.
September 6, 201213 yr From what my old eyes can see, it appears to be a clamp or vise of some sort. Or an olive squisher for extracting olive oil. Or an......... I'll stick with the clamp/vise theory. Mark <><
September 6, 201213 yr I don't know what it is but I'm fairly sure its not a blacksmiths vise. looks kind of like some sort of wheel wrights tool but the picture is too small to really know.
September 6, 201213 yr Author sorry i cant get these pics bigger.when i took my grandpas forge apart to relocate it to my shop this was mounted on a post set in the ground just outside his smithy. ive seen it all my life but never asked what it was for. now papa and daddy are dead and i cant figure this thing out. the arm works like a cam. the jaws are molded to match each other. theres a pin inside kindof like a tooth. thanks for the replies.
September 8, 201213 yr Author well i have some old mule drawn plow sweeps and they are a perfect fit for the vise. looks like it is for forming or reforming plows.
September 15, 201213 yr Wagon tyre riveter. The handle cams the two jaws together with some serious force and the tooth prevents the tire from popping out as the rivets are upset. Hard to say with such a grainy picture, though the last is certainly better than the first.
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