8 Odd Antique Tools That You've Likely Never Seen and Their Surprising Uses
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Have you ever seen a tool and wondered what it is. In this video, we show you antique hand tools that you've probably never seen before and would be surprised at what they are used for.
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At 4:36. We had one on our ranch in the 1960s. it was used to scrape the hair off of a scalded hog carcase prior to butchering. The fat scraper looked quite different.
Nice!
the leather cutter wasn't hit with a hammer it was used in a mechanical press. the press had a large cast iron wheel which was spun by hand. the press would go down slowly and then back up again. it brings back memories for me as my grandfather was a cobbler. i used to enjoy spinning the large wheel.
Good to know. I'm sure that was fun for you. Time with grandads is special.
The hog scraper was used to remove hair off the hide. Then the hide was cut into pieces and put in a rendering kettle to cook off the lard. Then the pieces were pressed to remove the lard and the cooked skin was cracklings
Good to know. Thanks for watching!
That axe has more to do with timber framing than coopering. They usual came in pairs ,one offset bro the left ,the other to the right. They would be used to square up the sides of large timbers so the blade could shave flatly down the side. Once the head is working below the top edge of a big beam ( think well over 8”),you need the offset to keep your hands clear and the blade true.
Probably multiple uses for those tools I suppose. I'm not sure which one you're referring to, exactly, but many an adze was used for coopering.
@@BackPorchAntiques I was referring bro Mathews first tool presented in the video that was labeled a coopers axe. Coopers didn’t deal with very large pieces of timber and had little need of an off set handle . Also Coopering adzes usually have curved blades to hollow out the inside of the barrel staves much like gutter and bowl adzes.
@Pocketfarmer1 I appreciate your response. I always welcome feedback. Check out Alex Stewart on "Folkways" documentary series about Appalachian lifestyles. He was a third generation cooper and it shows his process. He stated he could build a churn "from stump to dasher" in two days. He used an adz kind of like that one. It may be a regional thing, too.
The hewing axe was symmetrical from top to bottom, including the "eye" which was not tapered, allowing you to flip the severe offset handle for both left and right hand use, thus eliminating the need for two axes.
That wrench is actually Copper Beryllium, it's probably over 80% copper and the fact that they don't spark is only half of the reason they're made that way, the other half being they don't have any magnetism. You see explosive ordinance disposal folks using copper beryllium for both those reasons, super cool tools and plenty strong which is surprising for a copper variant!
Very cool added information. I use wrenches on occasion and am certainly glad they don't explode. I appreciate your comment and watching our videso.
@@BackPorchAntiques I appreciate your videos! They're really enjoyable and easy to consume content. I love old tools, I feel like there's an old tool for every wood working job imaginable and there's no better feeling than having the right tool for the job.
Absolutely. I've got a lot to learn about some things, but its a good time in the process.
The beryllium/copper alloy crescent wrench is not antistatic, but actually non magnetic for working around magnetic fields such as powerful motors, magnets (MRI) etc.
Oooh, that would make sense.
Not anti-static but it it is considered anti-sparking since striking it against ferrous objects won't strike a spark. Sailors working the cannons long ago would have similar knives to work around powder.
The first tool is actually call a broad hatchet and it is/was used to square round logs so they could be used as lumber or as you said possibly a Cooper for making barrel staves……you said they “they strike it against the bark?”……..
They actually probably used those tools for forming lumber shapes. We've used them for chinking and debarking but I've also user cla2 hammers for busting walnuts. 🤷🤣
You are truly entertaining - thanks for your experience & friendly way to educate
Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching!
Great presentation. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Interesting, I thought they would brand pigs. Good to know the snout cutters been phased out 😂
Would make sense, but apparently they market the hide and don't want it scarred. 🤷. Thanks for watching!
interesting tool i have a friend who uses one like that to straighten his hides with like a hole punch too
Could definitely be used for something like that. Seems like old tools were used for whatever the craftsman or tradesman could imagine and utilize a use.
My favorite antique tool.....I have a modest collection.....is a tapered bung hole cutter. A tapered cone with a long sharpened slot. Double handle for using both hands. It has marks along the cone to tell the size of the hole. You probably have one or more.
I don't think we have one, actually. Seems like a pretty cool piece. Thanks for watching.
At 5:30 the barn beam tool wasn't used to raise a barn.
It is a portable hook that is used to attach to an overhead beam, anywhere, so you had the ability to hand a heavy "thing" (animal - tool - vehicle) from.
Yes, it could also be used to lift up a beam to put it in place, but what did it attach to to raise up the piece (see above).
Great insight. I appreciate comments like this. It's hard to cover it all in a few minutes in a quick video. Thanks for watching.
The saw vise is not for bucking saws, for hand saws
Good to know. Thanks.
Yep. I've got one in my shop, and use it occasionally to sharpen handsaws for customers of my sharpening service.
Very cool!
The slaters hammer is used to punch holes in the slate for the nails, not for cutting the slate.
Good to know. Thanks.
The slaters hammer is used as well to cut and split the slate. The handle shaft is sharp like a knife on the top and bottom for that use.
That hog scraper is used to remove the hair from the hog after you scalded it. It was not used for removing fat from the hide as far as I know. I do know about the hair removal, because I grew up using those scrapers. Just trying to help. I like your videos.
Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!
Came across a caulking hammer and a whole set of irons which were described by the auctioneer as hammer and chisels. Got it for 25 bucks. It turned out it was made of jarrah( a wood from Australia) and handmade by a shipwright. Just one of those things that a shipwright can pick up and no one else knows what it was. Very amusing to watch people pick it up and describe it as something it wasn't.
There's always an advantage to being an expert!
leather set appears to be a side saddle style holster
I never thought of that. That's a good possibility.
Love the video, but Beryllium is a very toxic metal, and I would not be handeling that without PPE (gloves etc.)
I didn't realize that. Thanks for the heads up and thanks for watching!
That hog scrapper is used to scrap bristles off the hide of a hog.
Really interesting video, I will let you come and use that beam lifter under my house! I beam fell underneath my 125 year old house! I wouldn't even charge you anything. I live in western, Ky. 😃
I've been there, friend. I used to live in a 100 year old house. Groundhogs dropped the main beam. The house was on the ground, so you couldn't get under it. Wife had a fit when I cut a hole in the kitchen floor. 🤣
That might make for good content for another video. If you don’t mind, film yourself fixing that, and then send that video to us and we might use it on the channel. 😉😂
@@BackPorchAntiques Oh wow! I hope I can avoid that!!
@@BackPorchAntiques At my age, I doubt I could get under the house much lift that beam!😬😆
Good luck!
I inherited old tools recently... I found a Bluegrass steel file.....I wanted to make a knife out of it....but maybe its best to let it be
That'd be cool, but I know you may be wanting to keep it original. Either way it's cool!
I got a weird antique tool we are trying to figure out, lol maybe i should send you the picture
I do my best. Send me a pic.
I have a tool that was inherited from my father. I have been unable to identify its use. Would it be possible to send you screenshots and ask for assistance?
Absolutely, I'll do the best I can!
How do I contact you with the images? Thanks
Feel free to email at Backporchgreeneville@hotmail.com
Email sent
I replied. Thank you!
actually the hog scraper is to remove the hair from the hide.
Good to know. Thanks for watching!
Beryllium, acting as a hapten, interacts with the antigen-presenting cells in the lungs..... that means 1 single grain of it in the lungs yaah cactus ... so take care with it
Beryllium should not be used or cleaned. Exposure to it is bad and all contractors you mentioned were supposed to stop using them several decades ago.
I suppose they probably did, that's why those tools have ended up in an antique store. However, just as some people still use lead filler in automotive body work, there are people who still use these. I don't disagree with you.
@@BackPorchAntiques use a geiger counter