✅ SOLVED Iron Relic.....maybe steel?

[TheGroundHog]

Any ideas what this might be? Came from an old home site (19th century). I think a doctor lived there.

Anyone have pictures of a comparable?

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TheGroundHog

 

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[thepoolguy]

bone saw?

 

[HuntinDog]

It's half of a draw knife.
For shaving wood.

 

[ARC]

bone saw?

Exactly what i first thought. heh

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like a blade from a straw bundle cutter, or a broom machine?

 

[ticndig]

I feel it's a scythe blade look at the attachment point , it's the same...

 

[Gene Mean]

First thought is definitely a saw.

 

[ticndig]

look close at the attachment point , I've never seen a saw handle like that , have you ?

 

[TheGroundHog]

I feel it's a scythe blade look at the attachment point , it's the same...

Investigating this option. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[TheGroundHog]

Exactly what i first thought. heh

Investigating this option thank you.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

My first thought was scythe blade too. My mind thinks in weird ways...power of suggestion. ''I think a doctor lived there". Is this why bone saw was mentioned? If TheGroundHog had said an old farm field, I'm thinking scythe, draw knife may have been mentiond.

 

[Gare]

It's half of a draw knife.
For shaving wood.

I was thinking part of a sickle bar myself

 

[HuntinDog]

Sickle bars are curved.
Your section is straight, like a draw knife.
Also, there are NO teeth on it for a saw.

Draw knife or spoke shave as ARC described it.

 

[Gare]

The Draw knife makes sense like they used to shave timbers !!!

 

[HuntinDog]

They used them to shave the bark and make the timbers flat sided. Amongst other things

 

[releventchair]

I've not seen such a tang on a draw knife.
The scythe idea seems closest.
I've one on the shed wall , but not willing to wade in the snow to eye it. L.o.l..
But the tang stands out.

And the rib on top of the blade resembles a "commercial" scythes more than a draw knife's too.

 

[CaptEsteban]

It IS a scythe blade.

 

[TheGroundHog]

I feel it's a scythe blade look at the attachment point , it's the same...

I think you are correct!

Likely a:

1. Broken Scythe Blade
2. Broken Draw Knife
3. Bone Saw

Great responses and great information. Thank you everyone!

I have attached the picture that convinced me.

 

[GoldieLocks]

A two handed saw for cutting things like trees? It's blade is straight and doesn't it have matching handles on each side?

 

[pa plateau hiker]

A two handed saw for cutting things like trees? It's blade is straight and doesn't it have matching handles on each side?

You're thinking of a cross cut saw, which have detachable handles, completely different then when is shown here.