"bridger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> R.H. wrote:
> > > has 424 something to do with boats?
> >
> >
> > I'm tempted to answer no, but a more accurate response would be yes but
> > indirectly.
> >
> >
> > Rob
>
> is it for tensioning and avoiding tangles of ropes?
>
No, it's not for ropes.
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Just posted another set:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
424: It's an angel. Possibly also a clothespin.
426: Hammer for use in survival kit
427: Tool with extra bit welded on.
428: Thermometer
429: Soil depth gauge
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On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:45:53 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Just posted another set:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
>
428. Thermometer.
DoN. Nichols wrote:
> 427. Race knife
>
> This is not much of an answer to me. What *kind* of race?
> Auto, horse, sailboat, foot, something else?
> What does it cut? Gougeing rings doesn't really clear it up for me.
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
Marking heavy timbers with letters or numbers, typically used by
boatbuilders and timberframers.
Ever notice that old barn frames were usually marked with Roman rather
than Arabic numerals? One reason is that, until you get to C or D -
whivch is a hell of a lot of joints - the Roman numerals are all
straight lines. Much easier to cut with a chisel or gouge.
The race knife makes the curves easier, using the pivot and the end
cutter. The side cutter is good for straight lines.
John Martin
sailing pullies for the rope that goes to the sail??
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Five of the six have been identified:
>
>
> 424. No correct answers yet. Although most people probably have never
> used
> one, this eagle shaped item is employed in a common recreational
> actvivity.
>
> 425. Horse drawn carriage jack, answered in r.c.m. but not posted to the
> other groups
>
> 426. Slater's hammer
>
> 427. Race knife
>
> 428. Thermometer
>
> 429. Grain probe
>
> More photos, explanations and a link can be found on the answer page:
>
> http://pzphotosan77tg.blogspot.com/
>
> I'll answer yes and no questions if anyone wants to guess on 424.
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
"DoN. Nichols" wrote:
...
> 429) I presume that there are also partitions between the cavities
> exposed by twisting the head.
>
> I think that this is for sampling something, grain perhaps, at
> various depths in a pile. You close the ports, shove it it,
> rotate it to open and allow in samples, rotate it again to
> close, and withdraw.
>
> There is probably a setup with equally-spaced containers to
> receive all samples at the same time, prior to examination by
> whatever means -- microscope, bare eyes, moisture tester,
> whatever.
You got's it...grain sampler (or other dry material also possible). W/
grain samples anyway, the sub-samples are mixed before weight/moisture
testing.
"R.H." wrote:
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >Five of the six have been identified:
> >
> > >427. Race knife
> >
> > This is not much of an answer to me. What *kind* of race?
> > Auto, horse, sailboat, foot, something else?
> > What does it cut? Gougeing rings doesn't really clear it up for me.
> >
> > Enjoy,
> > DoN.
>
> I think the name Race is not meant to infer any particular type of racing,
> but is probably just a name, possibly of the inventor. According to this
> site the knife was used in shipbuilding:
>
> http://race.knife.dict.butilki4you.net/
>
> Rob
More than likely the "race" is a context like a bearing race or
similar--I don't know enough about boat-building to put in a teacup,
but...
"DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> has 424 something to do with boats?
> >
> >
> >I'm tempted to answer no, but a more accurate response would be yes but
> >indirectly.
>
> Perhaps for controlling various signal flags at the committee
> boat at the end of a sailing race course?
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
It's not for any type of flags.
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in news:RmDKe.58854$zY4.31777
@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:
> Just posted another set:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
423 - Sash weight
Gary
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 424. No correct answers yet. Although most people probably have never
> used one, this eagle shaped item is employed in a common recreational
> actvivity.
Is it some sort of fishing net weight or downrigger weight?
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"D Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > 424. No correct answers yet. Although most people probably have never
> > used one, this eagle shaped item is employed in a common recreational
> > actvivity.
>
> Is it some sort of fishing net weight or downrigger weight?
I guess this is close enough to call correct, it's a fisherman's trolley
weight. It was designed to travel up and down the fishing line (controlled
by a second attached line) to change the depth of baited hooks.
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Just posted another set:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
O.K. Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking again.
424) My guess is that this is a weight for a complex set of ropes
used as curtain pulls. Perhaps it is even bolted to the wall by
the two screw holes.
Hmm ... perhaps for multiple flag lines?
If it were not for the central pulley, I would think that it is
designed to slide along a rope, and be pulled back and forth by
another rope looped around pulleys at the ends, and attached to
the screw holes in the bottom corners.
425) It looks as though it can be used either to clamp something
between the two bars, or to separate them (as it is currently
configured.
Presumably a pin can be removed to shift the lever to the upper
set of curves for the clamping function.
426) Interesting hammer -- missing the wood handle.
My first guess was as a geologist's hammer, until I saw the claw
on the side.
Perhaps it is for disassembling crates?
427) No real guess on this one.
428) This one, however, is obviously a thermometer -- with both
Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
429) I presume that there are also partitions between the cavities
exposed by twisting the head.
I think that this is for sampling something, grain perhaps, at
various depths in a pile. You close the ports, shove it it,
rotate it to open and allow in samples, rotate it again to
close, and withdraw.
There is probably a setup with equally-spaced containers to
receive all samples at the same time, prior to examination by
whatever means -- microscope, bare eyes, moisture tester,
whatever.
Now to see what others have guessed.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Five of the six have been identified:
>427. Race knife
This is not much of an answer to me. What *kind* of race?
Auto, horse, sailboat, foot, something else?
What does it cut? Gougeing rings doesn't really clear it up for me.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> has 424 something to do with boats?
>
>
>I'm tempted to answer no, but a more accurate response would be yes but
>indirectly.
Perhaps for controlling various signal flags at the committee
boat at the end of a sailing race course?
Enjoy,
DoN.
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In article <[email protected]>,
John Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>DoN. Nichols wrote:
>> 427. Race knife
>>
>> This is not much of an answer to me. What *kind* of race?
>> Auto, horse, sailboat, foot, something else?
>> What does it cut? Gougeing rings doesn't really clear it up for me.
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> DoN.
>>
>
>Marking heavy timbers with letters or numbers, typically used by
>boatbuilders and timberframers.
>
>Ever notice that old barn frames were usually marked with Roman rather
>than Arabic numerals? One reason is that, until you get to C or D -
>whivch is a hell of a lot of joints - the Roman numerals are all
>straight lines. Much easier to cut with a chisel or gouge.
>
>The race knife makes the curves easier, using the pivot and the end
>cutter. The side cutter is good for straight lines.
Thank you! This makes the use clear. I always want to know
how a tool is used, on the off chance that I might have a use for it.
Thanks again,
DoN.
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"DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Five of the six have been identified:
>
> >427. Race knife
>
> This is not much of an answer to me. What *kind* of race?
> Auto, horse, sailboat, foot, something else?
> What does it cut? Gougeing rings doesn't really clear it up for me.
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
I think the name Race is not meant to infer any particular type of racing,
but is probably just a name, possibly of the inventor. According to this
site the knife was used in shipbuilding:
http://race.knife.dict.butilki4you.net/
Rob
"Forest Duck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
.
> sailing pullies for the rope that goes to the sail??
It's not used for sailing.
Rob
Five of the six have been identified:
424. No correct answers yet. Although most people probably have never used
one, this eagle shaped item is employed in a common recreational actvivity.
425. Horse drawn carriage jack, answered in r.c.m. but not posted to the
other groups
426. Slater's hammer
427. Race knife
428. Thermometer
429. Grain probe
More photos, explanations and a link can be found on the answer page:
http://pzphotosan77tg.blogspot.com/
I'll answer yes and no questions if anyone wants to guess on 424.
Rob
"> In article <[email protected]>,
> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just posted another set:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
424) I'd guess it the thing on a clotheline that helps keep the lines
from separating too much when wet clothes are put out to dry.
426) pick hammer - maybe used for nails in concrete?
427) a tool used for mending fishing nets?
429) a device used to collect soil samples?