It does act on wire, but there is something else used as well.

Nope. I got no idea.

clue.....wooden sticks are involved.

Ok Answer is....

A Fence Machine. Twists the wires between the wooden staves and spaces them.

US Patent 436004 1890.

If I may... A simple tool

Used for ?

(will not be on line until tomorrow)

Is it for taking a core out of newly made cheese to test it for taste and maturity.

The grooves and shape lend itself to a sample take of some nature.

It's FID....used for splicing rope and wire rope?

I suspect some type of sample taker.

Don't think it's a cheese corer. The ones used by the workers in the cool stores where I grew up in NZ were open at the end like an apple corer. More like these ones.

Nothing to do with cheese wire or rope.

Clue.....Black powder is used with it.

For black babies ?

I suppose a muzzle loader is too obvious?

Is it anything to do with flares?

eyecatcher....guns no

WitawatWatawit... flares no

showbags... interesting but no.

For black babies ?

Thats just sick.

Plus its way to short for that.

Something to do with detonating explosives?

Removing bullets from shells?

Wood is involved.

^ so its kinky stuff ?

Wood is involved.

Stump blowing

Could be drive with sledge hammer into a stump, then filled with something.

Wood is involved.

Stump blowing

That's close enough I reckon. Its for splitting logs. Although why you would not just swing an axe I do not know.

To quote from the source of the photo...

"This is a black powder wedge, it was filled with black powder,

placed into a drilled hole in the end of a log and then lit.

The resulting explosion would split the log into three pieces

if the wedge was in the center, into two pieces if it was offset."

krisb, definitely on the right track there as well

Well done

Interesting. Thanks for that.

Anyone else feel like posting a tool?

(Not one thats attached to anyones body)*

*Showbags please note.

Anyone else feel like posting a tool?

Kris ... I have a short list of maybe 4 or 5 ... but then I would be banned ...

Anyone else feel like posting a tool?

Kris ... I have a short list of maybe 4 or 5 ... but then I would be banned ...

Hey I'm sure she still loves ya mate.

Ok...since some of us care for a guess, how's this little number...

Rules are no cheating using the internet...use your brain.

As many guesses as you like

Clues may be given.

Moved to The Pub for more intelligent discussion

Interesting. Thanks for that.

Anyone else feel like posting a tool?

(Not one thats attached to anyones body)*

*Showbags please note.

Noted.

Edited.

What Crossy said.

Its a jailers keyring combined with knuckle duster.