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 Bill Walker  Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 
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No problem Mark. This has several names, depending on what side of the Pond you are on, so I'll need a brief description of who uses it, or what it is used for, for a win.   
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Francis Noel  Send message Joined: 30 Aug 05 Posts: 452 Credit: 142,832,523 RAC: 94
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A file for sharpening shark teeth :D Looks like some kind of finishing trowel. Is it used for finishing castable material ? mambo ID: 1472865 · |
John McLeod VII  Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 
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ID: 1472882 · |
David S  Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12
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For picking old mortar out from between bricks before replacing it? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1472886 · |
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Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0
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Not used by masons. (Unless that term is used very differently in some places. To me, a mason works with bricks. Anybody use that term differently?) Not for shark teeth. Not used with castable material. First hint - at least not used with material cast by humans.
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John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0
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ID: 1472897 · |
j mercer  Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1
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thatch roofer's tool. ... 
ID: 1472899 · |
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Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0
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Working with reefs somehow? 
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Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0
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Chris has it, although j mercer was headed in the right direction. PM on the way. I've seen it called a slater's axe, a sax, and a jax. The pointy bit allows you to carve a nail hole in the slate, the opposite edge can be used to break the slate to shape after you score it with the pointy bit. Concerning my hint, slate is a metamorphic rock, which means it is sort of cast from mud, under high pressure and relatively low temperatures for long periods of time. John McLeod's connection of this to bee's wax is very interesting. I woldn't have thought of that, but it is perfectly valid.
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Francis Noel Send message Joined: 30 Aug 05 Posts: 452 Credit: 142,832,523 RAC: 94
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Some kind of cutting tool for sheet goods ? Edit : for flexible stuff like cork, felt or maybe even thin leather/linoleum. mambo ID: 1473284 · |
Julie  Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 
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ID: 1473311 · |
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Francis Noel Send message Joined: 30 Aug 05 Posts: 452 Credit: 142,832,523 RAC: 94
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I was thinking for cutting paper or cardboard maybe. I'm going with carpet. mambo ID: 1473322 · |
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John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0
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ID: 1473556 · |
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Francis Noel Send message Joined: 30 Aug 05 Posts: 452 Credit: 142,832,523 RAC: 94
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Groovy ! Here is the next challenge !  mambo ID: 1473765 · |
Monday     Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 
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Ham press. ID: 1473815 · |
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Francis Noel Send message Joined: 30 Aug 05 Posts: 452 Credit: 142,832,523 RAC: 94
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Ham press. Correct ! A cast alumin(i)um ham mold/press. That went well :). Your turn Monday. mambo ID: 1473829 · |
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Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12
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Thanks Francis. OK what do you do with these?  ID: 1473832 · |
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Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12
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Are they magnetic? Yes. ID: 1473847 · |
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Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12
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Do they work as a pair or individually? Mostly as a pair. ID: 1473859 · |
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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12
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Wood with magnetic tips, right? Fancy refrigerator magnets? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1473873 · |
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