[ARCHIVED THREAD] - WTF Is This??? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/17/2011 12:55:09 PM EDT
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I call on the collective genius of AR15.com
Background: I found this item on the ground outside my job. The item is metal and magnetic but not magnetized. Strangely it is more magnetic towards the ends. It was found near a tree stump in North Durham, NC And no I am not messing with you guys I have no idea what it is. 
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http://midwestbushcraft.blogspot.com/2008/09/pot-hook.html Yep, a pot hook. Here's an improvised wooden one.
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I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire. 
I'd say the jury is still out. 
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I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.
I'd say the jury is still out. How about Pot Hook- Failed Design. 
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http://midwestbushcraft.blogspot.com/2008/09/pot-hook.html Yep, a pot hook. Here's an improvised wooden one. Pot HookThis is an improvised pot hook that I made a while back. It is held together by placing a small wedge into a carved notch at the center of the two hooked pieces. The hooks are made from ironwood/hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) branches, and the wedge is chokecherry (Prunus virginiana).
The next time I make one of these I plan on using a much softer wood. The ironwood/hophornbeam was difficult to carve smoothly, and I think I could make something like basswood (Tilia americana) fit more tightly together. Also the ironwood/hophornbeam checked and warped so badly that the pot hook no longer stays together. This was a really fun project to work on and helped to improve my dexterity with my knife. Let me know if you have tried anything similar to this, or if I motivate you to try something. ETA That didn't copy/paste worth a damn. Fixed it. You gotta wonder why it wouldn't have been easier to "train" some branches to the correct curves for common utensils like this. Seems like a couple of minutes work would get you a bunch of hooks you could use in a year or so. Maybe, anyway. |
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I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.
I'd say the jury is still out. You're probably right. Maybe the 'smith dropped it before he was finished  Maybe it was a hook for hanging tack, or a lantern, up in the barn? Kinda heavy for that, though.
Might be a hoof pick, might be some kind of dog for holding wood in place while it's being worked. Never seen a dog or hold-down that was that radiused, not sure. |
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I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.
I'd say the jury is still out. I agree. Looks like it might fall right off. |
