Wood splitting wedge

[Dontforgetme]

Granite or wood splitting wedge? N.H.

Hi, I found these searching a site with my dad. It dates to 1800 and there are older celler holes above that date into the 1700s. I think they are granite or wood splitting wedges but not sure. They are about 5 inches long except the short one which is about 4. Can anyone date these? They do have red paint on them which is throwing me off. Thanks! -Mike-

 

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[ticndig]

not like any wedge I've ever seen . not very old with the red paint . no more than 40 years old in my opinion
they were a stake for something , maybe for concrete forms .

 

[Kevin75931]

Look like leaf springs off an old vehicle. I find pieces of model A or model T cars leaf springs around old farm sites.

The one on the right looks curved. Anything curved like that is difficult to use as a wedge with a hammer.

 

[Dontforgetme]

Thank you for your help!

 

[Mackaydon]

The wood spiltting wedges I used were much thicker than these posted--if they are WSWs.

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[NVNutcase]

I’ve found some like these at a place where they got big slabs of rock.

 

[bowwinkles]

As NVnutcase mentioned about rock slabs. I have seen where they drill a series of holes across a large slab of rock and then take this style of wedge and drive them in the holes to cause the rock to break off into a large slab. This was also the type of wedge used in road construction to cut a right away thru stone using the same process. http://www.stonestructures.org/html/quarry_tools.html

 

[Dontforgetme]

I dont think they are wood splitting wedges anymore, possibly for splitting rock. Thanks for all the insight

 

[fishguy]

could be a stone wedge/chisel , I agree, not to old "red paint, and they dont looked forged".

 

[boogeyman]

Do a search for pins & feathers, should be easy to find many examples like yours.