I have found log dogs before, but.........

[lumbercamp]

These things are huge. They are just over 4 foot long. These came from an area that had both mining and logging operations in the past. I have found smaller ones that were used to hold logs down for hewing, but I doubt very much these were used for that purpose.

 

[goldencoin]

Indeed, very fine iron!

HH
-GC

 

[HutSiteDigger]

If you're into digging old logging artifacts and ever in Virginia near Fredericksburg let me know and I can take you to a spot were there is 1940-1970 logging artifacts laying around like a junk yard. Looks like the loggers just up and left everything behind.

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[lumbercamp]

Thanks HutSiteDigger, but they are too modern. I'm after the oxen, horse logging era artifacts of the late 1800's, early 1900's. I guess I should have added, does anyone know what these would have been used for.