What is this tool?

[Vfordyce]

Hint—it’s a nautical tool.

 

[Tony H]

Looks like something you would use for serving ropes.

 

[Vfordyce]

Yep

 

[Vfordyce]

 

[Vfordyce]

A friend bought it for me as a present while he was at a shop in Mobile, Alabama. He knew I’m interested in ships. The tag says it’s a ship chandler’s seizing tool.

 

[Thomas Marocke]

Hi Vic!


Not a good picture, but you can see the commitment of a serving mallet for once.

Best regards
Thomas

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Hint—it’s a nautical tool. View attachment 239650

Now that is cool. Always wondered what this looked like in real life.

 

[Vfordyce]

Mine is different in that it has a spool for the yarn on the end of the handle. That way it only takes one person.

 

[Peter Gutterman]

It is ,indeed a serving mallet. I wonder if a scaled down version would work for model building? I saw a similar device in one of the old Model Shipways plans or publications. Any ideas or suggestions? Served portions of standing rigging look great on models and a version of this device appropriately scaled seems a whole lot more simple and convenient than some of the current devices I've seen. Pete Gutterman

 

[Vfordyce]

Hi Vic!

View attachment 239723
Not a good picture, but you can see the commitment of a serving mallet for once.

Best regards
Thomas

Danke, Thomas! Das Bild zeigt, wie man es tut.

 

[Vfordyce]

It is ,indeed a serving mallet. I wonder if a scaled down version would work for model building? I saw a similar device in one of the old Model Shipways plans or publications. Any ideas or suggestions? Served portions of standing rigging look great on models and a version of this device appropriately scaled seems a whole lot more simple and convenient than some of the current devices I've seen. Pete Gutterman

Pete, I have no idea how you would make something that tiny that works. Maybe if I could create a miniature person to operate it... I know my ham fists couldn't handle it.

 

[Gremlin]

Try a fly tying bobbin holder!