19th Century Roumanian miner's pickaxe

SLS · 15th November 2012, 12:12 PM

Hello, again.
I know, it is not a weapon, but a simple tool...Which could become a weapon anytime.
It comes from South-West Roumania, from a mining region. Hand made by a village smith, I presume, old and used.

bye

S.L.

trenchwarfare · 15th November 2012, 08:58 PM

Looks like a "froe" to me. A tool used to make cedar shakes (shingles). Held in one hand, and drived down through the block of wood, with a mallet. Note the "mushrooming" on the spine of the blade.

SLS · 15th November 2012, 09:26 PM

Hello and thanks for the feedback. Yes, it could be such a tool, I guess - I see the resemblance with other objects (internet pictures). It lookes very much like an old miner's tool as well, thus the confusion. Never thought of it this way, as here people use rather a scraper for schingles. I must reconsider this, thanks again.

S.L.

SLS · 15th November 2012, 10:59 PM

Latest news say that the tool could come from a croatian village in S-W Roumania, a mountain village where the houses used to be built from wood - well, what else? Thus for, I guess the title of this thread should be changed to ”Old carpenter's tool, from SW Roumania”.

thank you!

S.L.

15th November 2012, 12:12 PM	#1
SLS Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: România Posts: 17	19th Century Roumanian miner's pickaxe Hello, again. I know, it is not a weapon, but a simple tool...Which could become a weapon anytime. It comes from South-West Roumania, from a mining region. Hand made by a village smith, I presume, old and used. bye S.L. Attached Images

15th November 2012, 08:58 PM	#2
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Looks like a "froe" to me. A tool used to make cedar shakes (shingles). Held in one hand, and drived down through the block of wood, with a mallet. Note the "mushrooming" on the spine of the blade.

15th November 2012, 09:26 PM	#3
SLS Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: România Posts: 17	Hello and thanks for the feedback. Yes, it could be such a tool, I guess - I see the resemblance with other objects (internet pictures). It lookes very much like an old miner's tool as well, thus the confusion. Never thought of it this way, as here people use rather a scraper for schingles. I must reconsider this, thanks again. S.L.

15th November 2012, 10:59 PM	#4
SLS Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: România Posts: 17	Latest news say that the tool could come from a croatian village in S-W Roumania, a mountain village where the houses used to be built from wood - well, what else? Thus for, I guess the title of this thread should be changed to ”Old carpenter's tool, from SW Roumania”. thank you! S.L.