Iron Tool?

[Seabiscuit]

I found this thing this week at a spot that had a lot of Civil War activity. But I'm not sure if this thing dates back that far. Any ideas??
Thanks for your help!

 

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[CRUSADER]

stone or wood splitter

 

[shaun7]

stone or wood splitter

That's what I thought, due to the wedge shape!

 

[IronSpike]

I would say hardy tool for an anvil.

 

[Ramitt]

along the lines of Iron Spike suggestion.

maybe?
from http://www.blackiron.us/tools.html

 

[TheDane]

A caulking iron for the repair of wooden boats !

http://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioDrew.htm

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/Caulking-Irons-_-Mallets/products/123/

 

[AlabamaRelic]

I would also say blacksmithing hardy tool for an anvil.

 

[Tony in SC]

I would say hardy tool for an anvil.

Very rusty "hardy". Tony

 

[Hardy]

STOP SAYING RUSTY AND HARDY IN THE SAME SENTANCE , THATS MY NAME YOU ARE TOOLING WITH

 

[truckinbutch]

Hardy tools can be in any configuration .
That said , the shank on this piece doesn't resemble any hardy tool I've seen/used .
CW site : Could it have been the end of a pike pole used to train a cannon ?
Jim

 

[Noodle]

Have you tried to clean it up? Electrolysis? Might be interesting...

 

[AlabamaRelic]

A hardy tool fits into a hardy hole of an anvil.

 

[littleneckhalfshell]

and the "hardy" hole is usually square, not rectangular as is the item pictured. Hardys could be fullers, hot chisel, cold chisel, formers, etc.
as before mentioned, a "hardy" was a tool that fit the "hardy" hole. Anvils also have another hole, it is usually round and it is called a pritchel hole.

""In the heel is a square hole called the hardy hole, which (would you believe?) holds the hardy. Hardies are a group of tools used to cut, swage, fuller, flatten, or shape bar stock. The blacksmith puts the hardy tool on top of the hardy, heats the stock in the forge, places the hot stock on top of the hardy, and strikes it with the hammer to forge it into the desired shape.

Also in the heel are one or two smaller round holes called pritchel holes, used for punching holes through bar stock or horseshoes with a (pritchel,) or punch, without damaging either the face of the anvil or the pritchel."" from http://www.horseshoes.com/advice/bstall1/anvils.htm

 

[IronSpike]

May not be a rusty hardy tool

Reminds me of the one Michaelangelo found:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,284832.0.html

 

[Michaelangelo]

Tooth from an old steam shovel bucket?

 

[bradyboy]

Agree with the tooth idea, but a small bucket
Brady

 

[ert75]

Michaelangelo, what is the iron "spade" in the middle of your picture? I've dug three of these throughout central Va, all three different sizes, and researched everything I can but cannot seem to find an answer to what they are... Even steam shovel bucket teeth doesn't come up with anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, newbie to this site.

 

[old digger]

Hope you don't mind; I'll give it a stab. It was used by a blacksmith? After getting a piece of metal red hot, your found piece was used to flute or to cut the heated metal? Or it may have been used as a stop on a woodworkers bench while planeing a piece of wood?

 

[Hill Billy]

Looks like a tooth for a bucket .