SReynolds Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Setting atop very rusty Trenton. There is a slot in the hardie shank/stem. When she sets in place inside hardie hole , the top is roughly at at 30° angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 The slot could be for a wedge to lock it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I agree. My wife owns a Peter Wright that has a distinct groove worn under the HH on the underside of the heel from wedges, and slotted tools pop up from time to time. Feels like I've seen that shape of working surface from time to time but I can't seem to jar the memory of what it was used for loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Judson Yaggy said: I can't seem to jar the memory of what it was used for loose. Must be wedged in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Granite tool sharpeners' stake. The stake is wedged to keep it from flopping around. It's normally used with a hot-cut hardie specifically made for the pritchel hole. The hammer face is made with an angle to match the angle of the stake, so that the hot granite tool takes a wedge shape between the two, via hammering. The worker can sharpen and cut without having to constantly exchange stake and hardie in the square hardie hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Quite the specialized hardy tooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 10/06/2017 at 11:00 PM, Frank Turley said: Granite tool sharpeners' stake. The stake is wedged to keep it from flopping around. It's normally used with a hot-cut hardie specifically made for the pritchel hole. The hammer face is made with an angle to match the angle of the stake, so that the hot granite tool takes a wedge shape between the two, via hammering. The worker can sharpen and cut without having to constantly exchange stake and hardie in the square hardie hole. You mean he forged with a hot cut hardy in the anvil? How did he keep his fingers??! Or arms or legs or his toes? (Sarcasm is SO easy to type....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 When I was in Prague, I saw a similar setup with a similar purpose to the one mentioned by Frank. It was used for forging the bevels on swords. I believe they mounted it in a post vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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