weird wooden whatchamacallit

[jhamner]

I'm hoping someone out there can I.D. the use of this piece of wood purchased at a local estate sale recently. It appears to be chestnut, although I'm not completely sure of that. Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

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[nhbenz]

A really big clock hand
...well, I'll try to look for something more likely.

 

[nagant]

That's one for antique road show!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

looks like a handle on top

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It might have been something homemade for working with wool or yarnJust a guess.

 

[4x4x4]

Friend thinks a fishing net repair accessory....made a bunch of hand gestures.....I don’t know ��

 

[jhamner]

A really big clock hand
...well, I'll try to look for something more likely.

thanks for your input, nhbenz!

 

[jhamner]

That's one for antique road show!

Wish you were right. nagant!

 

[jhamner]

looks like a handle on top

I agree! Thanks.

 

[mojjax]

It almost looks like a Pacific Island Tribal weapon . If it is .... big bucks !!!

 

[mojjax]

It almost looks like a Pacific Island Tribal weapon . If it is .... big bucks !!!

Here's a war club I posted on here a while back . http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/garage-sale-finds/215149-war-club.html?highlight=club

I was wondering if the wood feels heavier than normal ?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Yea it may be a weapon, handle, shield and dagger and the end for blunt force. I can see this as a weapon.

 

[highnam]

Vote for fishing net repair tool...cool piece

 

[Breezie]

First of all it has outstanding patina, so we can safely say it has been used for many, many years.

I think this is some type of primitive tool; perhaps a 'mammy made' seed planter. The farmer/planter would hold the handle, use the pointed end to make a hole, drop in the seed, then use the flat portion to tamp down the soil. The handle opposite the spike end could be used to help put pressure if the soil was hard.

Interesting find
Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

First of all it has outstanding patina, so we can safely say it has been used for many, many years.

I think this is some type of primitive tool; perhaps a 'mammy made' seed planter. The farmer/planter would hold the handle, use the pointed end to make a hole, drop in the seed, then use the flat portion to tamp down the soil. The handle opposite the spike end could be used to help put pressure if the soil was hard.

Interesting find
Breezie

I like this idea. I searched seed planters or dibbers and couldnt find a match but I like the idea.

 

[Itsmine]

Looks to me a little like a loom shuttle... https://www.google.com/search?q=ant...=1137&bih=751#tbm=isch&q=antique+loom+shuttle

 

[Breezie]

Looks to me a little like a loom shuttle... https://www.google.com/search?q=ant...=1137&bih=751#tbm=isch&q=antique+loom+shuttle

I had thought about a 'Weaving Shuttle' too, but couldn't figure out a place for the thread. I even tried to put it somewhere on a Spinning Wheel, but I abandoned the sewing/thread idea. When I first saw this post, I figured it was some type of tool that someone designed particularly for their special needs. I thought the spike was almost too long to be a 'planter,' but then thought perhaps the farmer/planter had a disability and needed a longer spike. I doubt we will be able to find an exact match since it was hand-made for the user and occasion, but I do believe we can safely say it is a 'tool' and a nice one at that!

Neat find
Breezie

 

[releventchair]

My original (?) thought was it being used to run cordage under sheaves in the field.

 

[bill_wabo]

That's one for Found on History Channel, a tough one.

 

[FLORIDA KEYS PIRATE]

Some kind of pot lid ?


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