help me id this

[allison86]

Found this while at fort steilicome a fellow metel dector said it might be a old shim for makeing furinture

 

[kcm]

Hmm...as there is no photo here, and as this is Post #1 for you, I'm assuming you do not know how to post a pic. So!, when using the Quick Reply, just above the area that you type in, there is a row of icons. The "Insert Image" icon is 3rd from the right; click on that. In the popup window, click on Browse to get a pic from your computer, browse to the file and click Open, then click on "Upload Files".

 

[allison86]

 

[allison86]

My step father said its a very old axe or tool shim

 

[kcm]

Sure looks like it, and that's probably correct!! Have also seen similar pieces used in the hand-splitting of granite rock.

 

[allison86]

My step father said its a very old axe or tool shim

 

[allison86]

How old do u think it might be ?

 

[dirtwizard]

hard to say but its a good idea when posting pics of objects to be identified to put it next to a known object like a soda can or coin to judge size

 

[dirtwizard]

they look like wedges that would be used to split wood or stone like someone mentioned above.

 

[allison86]

like that ?

 

[dirtwizard]

yup. just like that haha! Now that I know what size they are, I agree with your dad. They look like wedges that would be used to hold a hammer or axe head to the handle. Basically a wooden handle is inserted into the tool head, and the wedge is pounded into the wood handle to keep it tight in place.

 

[dirtwizard]

if that is what they are, they could be very old or as little as a year or two old. That method of assembling handles to tools was pretty widely used and is probably still used by tool makers today.

 

[allison86]

I dug it up at a old civil war fort