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This little do-hickey is for helping you take off your riding boots..Holding the end with the hole on the floor with one foot… place the heel of your riding boot in the Y section and pull.. off comes the boot… simple…
A close friend brought his do-hickey over for repairs.. he has had it for near on forever but just the other day the dog decided to have a bit of a chew on it..
It was originally bought from Peal and Co. Hunting and Military Bootmakers. Oxford St. London…who closed their doors in 1965..The link will take you to W.S. Foster and a brief history of Peal and Co.
Unsure of the exact timber , and after such a long life being used all over, hard to tell…Maybe Mahogany…
I was asked to replace the pivot section… I used Camphor Laurel…
I figured while I had it I might as well make a few for a few friends.. I had some Camphor left over from another project and then thought… a template for the Torque would not go astay…
Just in case the local Saddlery was interested in buying a few… Pic 5 shows an MDF sample .. ready to cut the template jig. Check here for more info on making a template for the Torque.
BTW this is an example of their boots.
Hope you enjoy the history lesson… and the do-hickey…
A close friend brought his do-hickey over for repairs.. he has had it for near on forever but just the other day the dog decided to have a bit of a chew on it..
It was originally bought from Peal and Co. Hunting and Military Bootmakers. Oxford St. London…who closed their doors in 1965..The link will take you to W.S. Foster and a brief history of Peal and Co.
Unsure of the exact timber , and after such a long life being used all over, hard to tell…Maybe Mahogany…
I was asked to replace the pivot section… I used Camphor Laurel…
I figured while I had it I might as well make a few for a few friends.. I had some Camphor left over from another project and then thought… a template for the Torque would not go astay…
Just in case the local Saddlery was interested in buying a few… Pic 5 shows an MDF sample .. ready to cut the template jig. Check here for more info on making a template for the Torque.
BTW this is an example of their boots.
Hope you enjoy the history lesson… and the do-hickey…