Sunday Estate Sale

[wvtools]

My Sellens tool dictionary is packed away for a tractor show that I am going to, but I think the punch on the left is called a round punch and the punch on the right is a backing out punch.

[Papaw]

Sellens confirms that is a Backing Out Punch.
" A top tool with a straight shank used to drive out a tight-fitting pin or rivet. "

[Mike H]

Cool, the edge-a-macation continues.
Are you guys telling me that neither of these tools is intended
be used to punch a hole through a piece of red hot metal?
Or is this a secondary use?
I will have to check out the Sellens Tool Dictionary you mention.

[keykeeper]

Nice job on the hammers Mike.

Those aren't hammers, they are struck tools. Meant to be struck to do their intended work.


I'd say the 1" is more of a straight punch, meant to be used to knock out large bolts on machinery rather than to punch a 1" hole in hot metal. Usually when the punch is straight sided, it is a backing out punch. Warren made lots of tools like this for various industrial uses. Blacksmith hot punches are usually tapered in profile.

Great find, either way.