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found a wedge
« on: April 15, 2004, 04:27:26 pm »
Gave a couple bucks for this thing. Anybody have any info on what uses it might have served? Looks to me like it might have been used by someone who tops or climbs due to the place for a lanyard.

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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2004, 04:45:02 pm »
Could be...

It just looks like a  little wedge to me. ;D
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2004, 06:06:06 pm »
Jeff...
my grandfather had a few of those they where used with a bucksaw ... at least his where ... ;)
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2004, 06:14:43 pm »
What's the scale of the artifact Jeff B? Looks like it was hammered on the left edge with all the metal beading up. What's the notch in the upper left?

Was it a wedge for a grub-hoe or pick-axe? You can make a wedge out of about any flat piece of metal and sharpen one end.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2004, 07:27:01 pm »
Its 6 inches long 3 inches wide across the blade and 3/4 inches thick at the butt. Mushroomed over from use. I feel it may be and old wedge used in tree topping to keep the saw (handsaw) from pinching. The hole was to tie it to you, the slots for the cord to go in when the wedge was in da tree


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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2004, 07:47:39 pm »
Yup, I think you got'r son. Untill I see another scenario to dispute it, I'll give ya your gold star to paste on the over achiever's list.  :D





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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2004, 08:01:37 pm »
Jeff I got a couple of wedges around here somewhere that look just like that, but they are aluminum.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2004, 08:12:01 pm »
Steel felling wedges have a gentle taper usually long with a gradual taper where as splitting wedges have a steep taper and are shorter.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2004, 08:15:35 pm »
This has a very gradual taper. Definitely not for spitting.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2004, 08:30:30 pm »
I had one like that with a hole on the side that was aluminum . thats a old one there if its steel  ;D
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2004, 08:34:56 pm »
Yep, its steel and its heavy. I think I found a clue. THe camera battery is dead or I would take a picture. I think I found saw marks but not sure. HANDsaw marks, like from a buck or cross cut.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2004, 08:53:24 pm »
I hear from some Sages that it might be a felling wedge used with handsaws in topping trees, Jeff.    Look for some Hand-saw marks on it.   ;D
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2004, 09:02:55 pm »
I think I found where it says in chinese between the saw marks MADE IN CHINA.

Not sure though... ;)










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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2004, 09:51:12 pm »
They could be shim marks too.
Some of the felling wedges had shims with them.
They never let the heads mushroom on the felling wedges as a rule.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2004, 11:32:25 pm »
I have an old B/W picture someplace (can't find it) of my grandfather at a logging camp at Parker's Spur,  with the rest of the guys in front of a pulp pile holding their bucksaws and looking mean.  At least two out of the 12-15 guys in the picture have a wedge hanging from what looks like baling twine from their belts.  I think they did that just to not lose their wedges.  There's a couple feet of snow on the ground in the picture.............
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2004, 02:51:34 am »
I'd be willing to bet the mushrooming happened later in this wedges life. After it quit being a felling tool.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2004, 05:37:23 am »
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2004, 10:18:38 am »
Hey!  I think I was right now!  That one has a shroomed end too.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2004, 11:51:13 am »
They tried to keep the head clean in order to stack the wedges.
With smaller tops a shorter wedge could be used.
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Re: found a wedge
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2004, 08:26:36 am »
A friend of mine running a cirkilar mill found a wedge  INSIDE a very big Russian log. Think it was 10" long. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D You could not see it, just hear it. ;D

Jeff, Your wedge is a small one!

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