October 10, 20178 yr Does anyone know what this is ? Some kind of stake tool but appears like it had some very specific purpose with the toggle added.
October 10, 20178 yr Yes it's a pretty standard scythe anvil used for hammering out the edge of scythes in the field to sharpen them and deal with rock impacts. Also known as a denglestock (search denglestock images)
October 10, 20178 yr To use; you find a convenient tree stump in/near the field and drive the scythe anvil in till it hits the crossbar (if the stump is rotting). As to how flat: they varied with style and wear. Did you read up on: peening a scythe lots of info out there including videos!
October 10, 20178 yr Author Yep , thought I knew what a scythe anvil looked like . Different techniques obviously.Not entirely sure I understand the toggle .will watch some of the vids .Cheers Thomas
October 12, 20178 yr The toggle could have also been a way to assist with removing it from the log or stump it was driven into I could see it having a tool that went with it similar to the claw on a claw hammer that went a little into the hole in the toggle and was used as a leverage stop to pull it out so as to not lose the tool. Could have also been a way of securing it to their belt.
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