More reasure magnet fishing the bayou

[Tigerdude]

Finally got some clear weather. Slung the magnet for a couple of hours down the bayou by a long forgotten sawmill. Here are some of the more interesting things including a complete "log dog" with chain, a log dog axe , handmade bolts , a few individual log dogs and most interesting a very large wood chisel stamped " mottram". Why would such a large wood chisel be found in e bayou next to a sawmill?

 

[against the wind]

Nice recoveries. Maybe the wood chisel was used to strip bark off a log before attaching a chain? The chain would get a better bite into a log without bark.
You can strip bark with an axe but it also damages the wood.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[mwb76]

The chisel would have been used to peel bark and shoe the log it would have had a wooden handle and been very sharp

 

[mwb76]

"Shape the log"sorry stuiped smart phone