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Offline phillie

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Lath tool???
« on: December 04, 2011, 06:18:17 PM »
I found this a few days ago at a sale. It measures 23” overall the metal is 14” and the tip is ½” wide. The handle is all oak so I do not think it was meant to be struck at the end. It is marked W.H. BLAKSLEE. Research indicates that Blakslee was involved in veneers and laths but I am not sure I have the correct Blakslee.

 My first thought was lath tool but the tip is beveled and blunt like a screwdriver. The metal is ¼” think and the tool was made to withstand force. Thanks for your help.
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Lath tool???
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 07:47:57 PM »
Turnscrew aka screw driver. more then likely a cabinet makers turnscrew.

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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 08:26:34 PM »
That's what it looks like to me.
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Re: Lath tool???
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2011, 11:54:29 PM »
Turnscrew for sure, and I will bet you the handle is beech wood, not oak.
Likely English.

 The odds are 90 to 10 it is, anyway.
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Re: Lath tool???
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2011, 07:03:57 AM »
Absolutely a turnscrew.   I have three long ones, though yours seems to be even longer.  I find no makers marks on mine, and one has a split handle that was repaired with rawhide.  The handles on mine are different from yours, though.  That's a good, comfortable, and pretty handle.  I have a smaller turnscrew that was made by Stanley, though these are more common in English examples.

I've wondered about the length.  Doesn't seem like something a cabinet maker would need.  They are really handy for unscrewing the butt-stock bolts on shotguns and the old two piece stocks of Enfield rifles.

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Re: Lath tool???
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 09:14:18 AM »
i would say its english,i have several similar of differant sizes.
that would be the owners name i think not the maker.that is usually
at the start of the blade where it enters the handle.
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Offline phillie

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Re: Lath tool???
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2011, 09:48:13 AM »
Thanks for the help. I would agree with Walker that the name is probably the owners judging by the misalignment of some of the letters.
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