I enjoy the mystery stuff posted here so here is my contribution.
The Logo is a diamond with the word “Cahill” contained within.
(No cheating and googling that now !)
These were given to me by a friend, brand new and wrapped in oil paper in a wooden box.
1250 has a single groove at the working end, the other has a double groove.
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At least some of them look like caulking irons, have not seen all of these shapes before.
A caulking iron was / is used to insert and compress caulking cotton into the seams of wooden boat hulls. Process known as pounding cotton around boat yards.
My guess - don't give it away so soon if I'm right.
Jim
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Edited 7/9/2007 7:10 pm ET by JTC1
Wow, good timing!
You ain't so slow either! I at least looked at all the photos!
Jim
Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
I only open the first pic.
Boat caulking Irons.
I didn't open ANY pics...
Caulking irons
the hook is for removing old caulking
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saddlr / bridal tools was the 1st guess...
then I remeber seeing them being used to oakum a historic boat...
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Most of them are caulking irons,
the ones with grooves are called crease irons, ones without are making irons. The making iron is used to force the caulking into the plank seam then the crease iron is used to 'harden up' (pack the caulk in tighter).
The hook is a raking iron and the pointed one is a reefing iron, they are used when removing old caulking and putty.
The narrower iron is a butt iron it's used to caulk the butt joints in the planking.
The curved iron on the top left is used to caulk the devil seam, this is the seam between the last hull plank and the keel.
the one on the top right is sometimes called a dumb iron, it is used to widen a narrow seam before caulking
limey,
It sounds as if you have handled these before.
Thanks for the individual names, I had no idea what each one was called."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
I served a full apprenticeship as a traditional boat builder before I started house bashing,I've got 25-30 caulking irons in a toolbox somewhere, along with 4 or 5 caulking mallets and a Beetle (big mallet for big ship seams)
"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all." Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
Wow, that's interesting. Where did you do that, and how long did it take to serve the apprenticeship?I always wanted to take my carp/woodworking skills and try and build a small boat or learn some luthier work and make my own guitar. Given the room I have it will most likely be the latter.When I was a kid there was guy on our street who was a carpenter by trade, and he went ahead and built his own 25' sail boat in his driveway. I'll never forget going over to watch Mr. Blumerick work on that thing. That guy was a master craftsman, and the boat was absolutely beautiful.I remember reading somewhere that boat building was one of, if not the, highest calling in carpentry/woodworking skills to have, just ahead of stair building.
I served my time at a small boatyard on the North West coast of England, the apprenticeship took four years but I wasn't considered fully qualified for another two (it would have taken less time to become a doctor)I would recommend building your own boat, there is no finer feeling than watching the result of hours of planing, hammering, sanding and sawing floating by the dock for the first time.There are a few Boatbuilding schools around that offer courses where you get to build and finish a boat, this is one of the most well known:http://www.thewoodenboatschool.com/It is true that boatbuilding is a lot more skilled than most aspects of house construction, a favorite adage amongst the boatbuilding community is A boatbuilder can work as a carpenter but a carpenter can't work as a boatbuilder"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all." Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
"A boatbuilder can work as a carpenter but a carpenter can't work as a boatbuilder"
I would agree.Thanks for the info.
boat building is a piece of cake.NOTHING is straight or square.how hard can that be???:o)
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"NOTHING is straight or square.!"just like some of the houses I have to fix"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all." Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
but in a boat it doesn't have to be...put a bow in it and nail it in...caulk any gaps....
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They're hand tools from the Middle Ages designed for extracting confessions.
Ragnar,
I suspect the users of them might have thought so ! They are what everyone identified them to be. No mystery to the brains here. Caulking Tools used in ship/boat building. Now , anyone know of a place or individual who may actually put them to use?
I would be happy to send them on their way to a useful home."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
I have a buddy in Eastern Shore Va. that would kill to have them, he is a boatwright/carpenter/sculpter.
How much?
How Much ? If they will get put to use then he pays shipping.
If they are really of high $ value he makes a donation to a charity of his liking for the difference between shipping what he thinks they are worth . How does that sound? Two of the 2+ " wide chisel looking tools have some damage to them. My (then young)kids wanted to see if they would make marks on rocks. I think a little touch up with a file and they would be good to go.
Prospero doesn't send me mail so let me know here and I will e-mail you my e-mail address thru this site."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
You can email me AT Spheramid AT dishmail dot net....my buddy don't do 'puter stuff, I can get them from here to there.
Cool...
A few miles down I-95 from here is Mystic Seaport, a working historic seaport circa ninteenth century. They would probably have a use for them, if they don't have a few sets already.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
We went to Mystic on our honeymoon on the way to Cape Cod, I think it was one of the best places i ever went to, Amazing
We take the Christmas walking tour in December in the evening, where the 19th century comes alive. As close to a time machine as you can get.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
send them to the Maine Maritime Museum in Batn Me.they have a working boat shop their..
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send them to the Maine Maritime Museum in Batn Me.
Excellent suggestion, I'm sure you mean Bath. Right down the road from me.
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More info than I need, thanks.
where aboots??
I lived in Bowdoinham for 7 years
and worked in Bath/Brunswick/Harpswell.
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The museum is a mile or so south of Bath Iron Works.
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wooden boat works in seattle...if your interested i'll have one of them contact you
ryder, Thanks but Sphere spoke up first and they are going to be shipped to him for his friend."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
cool, thanks for the shout back....
i did know right off only cause i worked in a boatyard in ASTORIA and i had to do that, We did not have that many though, we also had a little tar pot and heated up hot tar, Being the NFG i had to do this job before i moved up to real boatwork, As soon as they found out i liked doing it they gave me another job They told me i did not need my level very much;)
i yhink they are caulking chizels in shipbuilding.
Figures,,,, The one time I knew the answer, so did everyone else!!!
I hadn't a clue. Maybe they looked like tools for a slate roof dude.
BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand. I stay away from them. Wood's the worst kind.
Don't say that!!!!
I just started shopping for a new boat!
It'll be fibreglass, so don't worryIf you didn't have time to do it right the first time, how come you've got time to do it over again?
My boy is on a halibut boat commercial fishing in Alaska the boat is wood built in the 40s, The best boat in the fleet. So not always
Well, in that context boat maintenance is overhead. Most of the guys I know with boats are hobbyists and seem to have never-ending costs to deal with. They love it, I guess. Myself.... rather have a plane.
Up here on the coast of Maine those tools are still in use at the local boatyards. Those are caulking Irons for caulking a wooden boat hull.
Really ?;o)
Yeh... That'll work.
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Eric, Yes it is . Hate to admit that while I had a "Guess " as to what they were I myself had to look them up on the net to be certain of it when they were given to me."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
Thats nice you wanta give them away but give them away and next month you will wanta build a boat in your garage;) I would not risk it myself
I actually have 2 canoes in the shop right now that are in stages of work. I grew up with boats, one thing I learned is that they are holes in the water that cost money whether afloat or on dry land. I enjoy my canoes and kayaks, cheap , simple and cost effective.
I won't be building any boats that require that set of caulking tools I don't think. BTW How warm is the coast today .. 101 here right now."Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more."...Seneca
Thanks for asking its 93 in the shade and its too hot for me to work, i can work in the rain but not the heat, there is a breeze, we are not used to heat here on the coast, Monday i had a sweatshirt on the sun never came out we were fogged in, A couple days of heat and the fog comes in so im hopeing