what is this anyway???

168 posts in 2095 days

03-14-2015 02:33 PM

Hi all.
I found this in a shed full of things a recently widowed friend had that we were sorting for disposal, some through yard sales or ebay if salable enough. Anyway, My best guess is a mortar as in Mortar & pestle or a mallet for tapping a chisel for light carving.

Frankly though, neither seems really very likely.

Any ideas?
Thanks!

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nailbanger2 home \| projects \| blog 1041 posts in 3172 days #1 posted 03-14-2015 02:44 PM	That is definitely a mallet for carving. -- Wish I were Norm's Nephew
TheFridge home \| projects \| blog 9608 posts in 1514 days #2 posted 03-14-2015 02:59 PM	Or knocking out hookers? -- Shooting down the walls of heartache. Bang bang. I am. The warrior.
hhhopks home \| projects \| blog 651 posts in 2406 days #3 posted 03-14-2015 03:04 PM	Can’t really see it in the picture. The dings on the head should be an indication of how the tool was used. -- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS
JoeinGa home \| projects \| blog 7736 posts in 2035 days #4 posted 03-14-2015 08:17 PM	I vote carver’s mallet also. -- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward
Picklehead home \| projects \| blog 1041 posts in 1958 days #5 posted 03-14-2015 08:52 PM	The juxtaposition of posts #2 and #3 is really just too funny! -- You've got to be smarter than the tree.
Jim55 home \| projects \| blog 168 posts in 2095 days #6 posted 03-14-2015 10:58 PM	Ok then. Seemed a bit too frail for that but for light work I guess not. Again, thanks all!
CueballRosendaul home \| projects \| blog 484 posts in 2168 days #7 posted 03-23-2015 04:57 PM	Could be a tamp for making sauerkraut -- Matt CueBall Rosendaul. I don't think I've ever had a cup of coffee that didn't have cat hair or sawdust in it.
Dallas home \| projects \| blog 3599 posts in 2516 days #8 posted 03-23-2015 05:20 PM	bed snake killer. -- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!
TheFridge home \| projects \| blog 9608 posts in 1514 days #9 posted 03-23-2015 05:27 PM	Or knocking out hookers? - TheFridge -- Shooting down the walls of heartache. Bang bang. I am. The warrior.
Rick Dennington home \| projects \| blog 5913 posts in 3223 days #10 posted 03-23-2015 06:14 PM	Actually, it’s for knocking out pimps….Why would you want to knock out a hooker, unless she rolled you…? -- " At my age, happy hour is a crap and a nap".....

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