Whiskytrekker Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Found these today and have already put to use on small brooches and jewelry projects. Just wonder if anyone knows the original intent for them. My guess is upholstery, carpet laying or something of the sort to place and pull tacks or staples. Thoughts? Was an awesome sale that added another anvil to the stable but will share that later. Thanks as always! Whisky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 They are Farrier hoof clinchers. For clinching horseshoe nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven NY Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 They look like Cobblers Pliers to me, my dad made shoes for a living for over 30 years. He had several pairs very similar to the ones shown. They where used for lasting the uppers. Have a good one, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Mr. Dragon is correct. And, Mr. Steven NY is also correct. They are called "lasting pincers" in the shoemaker's trade. Check "United Global Supply" for pages of cobbler's tool pictures and explanations. In other words, we have, here, one tool and two different uses. Just sayyin' SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskytrekker Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Lol...cool! Farrier tool was my first guess, my cohorts drove me toward upholstery and carpet...nonetheless, useful little buggers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I've seen pliers like that used to stretch and hold leather over a last to tack and peg it. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Helburn Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I have used a set like those for 20years to stretch wet rawhide onto drumbodies: I know that they were not intended for that,but I'll put my $$ on upholstery or farrier's tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Cobblers use them for stretching leather tight over a last so it's can be tacked down. It would work well for stretching drum heads also. I've made a few djembes and they would have been handy. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 People in the upholstery trade use something similar as well. I'm inclined to go against the farrier thinking for a few reasons. First, there is a nail pulling tip on one of the handles. Second, the gap between the inside jaw and that nubbins is just about perfect for stretching fabric over a wooden frame. Finally, all the hoof clinching pliers I've seen in my very limited exposure to the craft featured jaws that did not mesh. That makes sense because they're trying to pull the top facing jaw down towards the edge of the hoof. These pliers look like they would have the handles too far apart for the farrier to clinch one handed if the bottom jaw was against the shoe, and the top jaw was laying over a nail tip in the hoof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I could see it being very handy in an upholstery shop as well. It's pretty similar to some of the work a cobbler performs. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Just tell people they are toe straighteners--convincingly, of course. Used on the old days of "hand-me-down" shoes to make your next youngest rug rat's feet fit that old pair by moving their toes around. Now that I am an old geezer (give or take) Iv'e decided that every oddball tool needs a much better story than its original intent. How else will I earn my "crazy old man" moniker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 So what's your tale about the old "tong like" Bunion Stretchers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: So what's your tale about the old "tong like" Bunion Stretchers? Leading poorly behaving grandkids around by the nose, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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