yoke? or no yoke.

mamabear · Aug 16, 2009

found this today w/ Baldingboy. was a hot HOT day, but we had shade & a good breeze. The ground was so hard, we had to give up on some good hits. at least until it rains enough to loosen the dirt. Took him to 2 of my favorite haunts. think he liked them. I will have to do some research to find if there are more homesteads that can't be seen anymore.
the wood on this is different from what we usually find I do think it's hickory, which is what they used for yokes. so what do ya think? will get better pix tomorrow

mamabear · Aug 16, 2009

here are some pix of the hunt today. found lots of iron, probably tracter parts, & again the good tones where the soil was just to hard to dig. I think one of our best finds was the tiniest walking stick I've ever seen. The well is by the old "lead cart trail" the deepest hand dug well I've ever seen. I have to admit I was nervous getting close to it, but in awe of the work put into it. Was a great day, & a great way to meet BaldingBoy!

mamabear · Aug 16, 2009

ooops, posted the same pic twice. tried to remove but wouldn't work

Likely Guy · Aug 16, 2009

Great pics MB, and hey to BB!

The yoke... There's so little left to say, one way or the other.

But you had a great day, and yes, that is, one hell of a well!

Tank69 · Aug 16, 2009

cool finds

truckinbutch · Aug 16, 2009

Stick for a sythe or grain cradle . Good pics and a dandy well .

slak jak · Aug 17, 2009

hey mamma bear ,
good to see you back on deck .
you seem to have got lost for a while .
hope you are well , hh slak jak.

allen · Aug 17, 2009

looks like you two had a good day !

lumbercamp · Aug 17, 2009

I agree with truckinbutch. Looks like a sythe handle

spartacus53 · Aug 17, 2009

WTG on your finds, love that old house. :icon_thumleft:

I would still hit that area and hope to have more finds. I look forward to future posts.

Pocono Joe · Aug 17, 2009

As soon as I saw your picture, it brought back a lot of unpleasant memories. That pic looks almost identical to one of the type of snaith’s of my father’s several scythes he had. I spent many of my childhood weekends clearing grasses and weeds with that thing. Sometimes I believed my father was a closet Amish… turns out he was just plain old cheap.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom-margie/3528586210/

mamabear · Aug 17, 2009

slak jak said:
hey mamma bear ,
good to see you back on deck .
you seem to have got lost for a while .
hope you are well , hh slak jak.

I have had to have work done on my knees. Kept me down for awhile. now the doc says knee replacement. I knew all that hard work when I was younger was a bad thing!
I think y'all are right about it being a scythe. no wonder it was hiding under the porch, I'd hide it too if I had to use it.
If you look real close you can barely see the walking stick on BBs glove. It was so cool!
thanx for the replies. Am gonna go clean deaths tool & post better pix

slak jak · Aug 18, 2009

hey again mamabear , know what you mean about the knees .
had a knee replacement july last year .
very painful for a while but well worth getting done.
it made a lot of difference to me , helps a lot walking .
wish you well & hh . slak jak.

mamabear · Aug 18, 2009

Pocono Joe said:
As soon as I saw your picture, it brought back a lot of unpleasant memories. That pic looks almost identical to one of the type of snaith’s of my father’s several scythes he had. I spent many of my childhood weekends clearing grasses and weeds with that thing. Sometimes I believed my father was a closet Amish… turns out he was just plain old cheap.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom-margie/3528586210/

closet Amish! that's a good one!