MWTCA June 2022 'What's It' Project (456)

[John Morris]

"What's It" Basic Rules Reminder

For a full run down on this project and rules please go to: "The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project"

• Only Patriot Woodworker Members are eligible to participate and receive the award.
• The MWTCA only accepts a verified source to support your answer, so one should be submitted with your answer, such as a patent, catalog entry, tool book reference, or a respectable website on the subject. Do not let these requirements prevent you from having fun and submitting educated answers on the subject without verification, we can worry about references later. All answers are welcome, as well as healthy debates regarding "What's It".
• If a verified and referenced answer is not arrived at by the end of each month's "What's It" project, a random draw will be performed for a "One Year MWTCA Club Membership".
• Only Patriot Woodworker's who participate in this "What's It" topic will be included in the random draw.

 

Additional What's It Rules

• Unless you are completely sure what this item is, please avoid "definitive statements" that appear that you are without a doubt claiming that you know what the item is. For example stating, "this item is called a "widget xx" used for "insert purpose here". If you are making a definitive statement you must accompany your statement with evidence or proof from a secondary source.
• An example of acceptable statements within the realm of having fun and educated guesses would be something like this, "I believe it could be", or "It appears it's made for this or that", etc etc etc...

 

Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our "What's it" live and ready!

The image(s) below is a MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it!

 

Project Details

The information provided hereon is all the information that is provided, no further information on this item will be added.

 

 

[HARO50]

I believe it's a cooper's tool of some sort.

Edited May 28, 2022 by HARO50

[Grandpadave52]

2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

I believe it's a cooper's tool of some sort.

Would that be Gary Cooper?

[Gerald]

Yes I would say a barrel making tool. I think it is used to set the head in barrel.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Gerald

[HARO50]

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Would that be Gary Cooper?

Probably one of my wife's relatives. She's got Coopers on both sides, one by name, one by occupation!

[HandyDan]

 

[John Morris]

I know it's late guys, but vote up your favorite answer so we can choose a winner!

[John Morris]

On 5/27/2022 at 5:05 PM, HARO50 said:

I believe it's a cooper's tool of some sort.

 

Hey Haro, I believe you are right, but that image looks like an ol hand plane? What am I missing, or thinking to deeply about?

[HARO50]

4 hours ago, John Morris said:

 

Hey Haro, I believe you are right, but that image looks like an ol hand plane? What am I missing, or thinking to deeply about?

Coopers used a variety  of planes to cut grooves tor the lid or to shape the edges of the lid or barrel. It would be nice to be able to see the tool from different angles to be able to figure out just what it could do. For cutting the inside slope around the top of a barrel, this tool could be held by the two "wings", thus keeping the hand from scraping against the rim. Unfortunately, I can't find a picture of a similar tool, but remember that tools like this were often designed by the worker to fill a need, and therefor would be "one of a kind"!

[John Morris]

32 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Coopers used a variety  of planes to cut grooves tor the lid or to shape the edges of the lid or barrel. It would be nice to be able to see the tool from different angles to be able to figure out just what it could do. For cutting the inside slope around the top of a barrel, this tool could be held by the two "wings", thus keeping the hand from scraping against the rim. Unfortunately, I can't find a picture of a similar tool, but remember that tools like this were often designed by the worker to fill a need, and therefor would be "one of a kind"!

 

I agree Haro, but it threw me because the What's It image is a hammer of some sort, and you provided an image of a plane, but regardless the image you provided, I think you nailed it, it's a coopers hammer, and Dan came in behind ya and got a video of a similar tool. Thanks for your contribution to this months What's It!

[HARO50]

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

 

I agree Haro, but it threw me because the What's It image is a hammer of some sort, and you provided an image of a plane, but regardless the image you provided, I think you nailed it, it's a coopers hammer, and Dan came in behind ya and got a video of a similar tool. Thanks for your contribution to this months What's It!

Sorry, John. I think I'll blame it on being up late and under the influence of pills. After all, if it works for you.....

[John Morris]

2 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Sorry, John. I think I'll blame it on being up late and under the influence of pills. After all, if it works for you.....

Ha! It most certainly does work for me! Between your pills and my coffee induced insomnia, we make quite the pair!

[John Morris]

 

Winner

@HARO50 has been selected as this months MWTCA Membership recipient.

We based this decision off of the most voted for answer by our members.

 

Award

Haro, for your participation you have won a 2022 or consecutive Calendar Year membership into the MWTCA.

Please Private Message me your contact info, shipping address, spouse or significant others name (if applicable).

Thank you all for your participation!

 

Links

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• https://mwtca.org/the-gristmill/
• https://mwtca.org/special-publications/

 

Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

[Grandpadave52]

Congrats @HARO50 John! A real deal for you with the exchange rate

[Gerald]

Congrats @HARO50

[HandyDan]

Yay!  John.  Enjoy.