All About Pocket Knives

Found these at the estate sale yesterday and I had to buy them.
There are no visible markings I can see...

Any help in use, name, etc would be appreciated!!

Old bakery?

The look like spuds for peeling logs back in the old days before mechanical de-barkers.
kj

TripleF wrote:Found these at the estate sale yesterday and I had to buy them.
There are no visible markings I can see...

Any help in use, name, etc would be appreciated!!

I"ll have to agree with "kj" Scott.
I immediately went to my old Antique Tools book and visually scanned through the pages. I found a couple similar tools on page 58 & 59 and snapped a couple pictures for you.
The "curvature" at the end of your tools appear to be a give-away to its function. The books author lists them: early to mid 1800 tools.
I do not know what else your tools could be used for. They are too large for my dentist.
The books first printing is dated 1979, but the accompanying listed prices are updated to my book edition of 1993.
I also added a current picture and price of the above mentioned book currently available through Amazon for $4.99. Being the tool and axe man that you are, this book would probably fit well within your interest.

A google image search seems to agree Roland! Thanks!!

EDIT: Thanks Dan!!!

They are both "Firmer gouges" used in timber frame construction.
The solid shafted one is for an air powered hammer, and the second fits on a tapered shaft for hand use.
I think your pair is less than 10 years old because I have used them, and they will look like yours in a month of use.

Here is a new one...
They are used mainly to clean up chinking channels between timbers or logs, and the smaller ones are used to clean up the showing surface for pin holes/dowel holes.

They should be GREAT steel for a knife maker. Place the end on a grinding wheel, and it should flare up like the 4th of July.

Hard to find any that look like mine Ken.....on google image search

The one I posted is exactly the same... minus the handle (unless I am missing something)

Look up Log home Firmer gouge or Log home Framing gouge

What about size ?
The ones in OP i think are larger and used with longer handles. I think the ones Ken has posted are scaled down versions for a different job. Unless both are same size !
kj

There are at least to lines of Words on the Bark Peeler , Mid way down on top , A Damp Cloth Should Raise them for a Who -What -Where Jerry

KleenCut61, am i loosing it ? I can't understand your post, what it is referring to or what it means. Can you 'splain it some for us older gentlemen please ?
kj

Scott op stated there were no Visable markings he could see , Well from the angle of the 3rd Photo I can see the Impressions of atleast 4 Stamped Letters ,,

Could Be Maker -Yes There Old . Got to Get Scott to Wet the Rust

To much Info < I don't Now , I Think he 's got something there < I would be Wise to let him Know .. That's all..

KleenCut61 is absolutely correct. There is some information on the socket "chisel".

Those gouges come in all sizes from 1/8'' up to about 6" across the cutting edge.
Another name for them is wood slips or slicks.
The firmers I posted are about 4" across the face but there is nothing for scale.

KleenCut61 wrote:Could Be Maker -Yes There Old . Got to Get Scott to Wet the Rust

WOW....amazing you saw that pal....
I did wet the rust...I can partially see SNOW & NEALLEY?
Bangor ME

I see an identical one on Google image called a bark spud.

There is a PDF on this link...
https://www.davistownmuseum.org/PDFsfor ... er_PDF.pdf

There is mention of a Snow,and Nealley "pickaroon" (whatever that is)

Sorry Scott, I thought your tools were MUCH newer. You might have a museum piece there.

No worries Ken. I appreciate your input and thoughts

I just looked up Pickaroon... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickaroon

It's that spike tool they use for moving logs around.
I assume it is in that museum inventory under wood working tools? Snow,& Nealley were apparently in the logging tool business.

Dan.....thanks for posting a pic of that book.....I just bought it!

A bark spud or de-barker and a pickaroon are relatively commonly seen tools if you live in an area where logging takes place.
kj

Scott Good on you Sir ! Manufacturing Plants like Napanoch Knife Company Made tons of them logging Implements , Just as an Example , looking Twice at those Neva hurts , Good day to you Sir . Joe