Whatsit?

[DJH]

His Worshipfullness Doug sounds good to me..

 

[Jellyfire]

'The answers in the answer' - your clues are harder than the objects! Working on the clue being an anagram Is it for unblocking sewers or squashing newts?

 

[DJH]

Sorry Jelly, it seemed easy to me when I wrote that I was referring to the last answer about root crops. After the swedes, mangles or whatever were hooked out of the clamp using the hook on the end of the top knives and this toll was used to chop the root into smaller pieces so that the animals, especially sheep could eat it. If you didn't do this they couldn't bite into the root. It was a very easy tool to use becuase you don't need to hold the root still to chop it up.

What about this one...

 

[robgil]

Thats a bulb planting machine.

 

[Jellyfire]

Ah I see, a clever gizmo! The new one looks like a bulb planter, so for planting onions/tumors and the like?

Edit: blummin autocorrect, tubers I meant, planting tumours would be a very odd thing to do. Didn't realise Rob had already got there, I need to speed up my typing!

 

[DJH]

Yep, that was quick Rob. Lets see if you can get this one as quick :twisted:







There could well be a prize for anyone who gets this right. I was thinking of a lead sundial about 8" wide but I'll have to check postage first!!! Good luck

Doug

 

[mardinor]

That looks like a mole trap to me

 

[DJH]

Well now, that was well done. I thought that would go on a bit longer than that :lol: Send me a PM and I'll sort the prize and the logistics with you.

 

[DJH]

An easy one....(again?) :lol:

 

[robgil]

I would never have guessed that, I thought mole traps looked more like this.

 

[robgil]

An easy one....(again?) :lol:

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Its a shepherds crook.

 

[Penners]

No, it's a boozer's walking stick. If you've had too much at the pub, it points the way home.

 

[Jellyfire]

Ah I think I have seen something similar to this before, is it for horsing around with?

 

[DJH]

Yep, right again Jelly. You must be in the lead in the Guess the Whatsits so far. In the stem of the cane is a ruler which is measured in hands and the arm unclips from it to touch the horse' withers and there's' a bubble level in the arm to ensure there's no cheating when it comes to measuring how high the horse stands. Well done.

Tomorrow morning I have to cast a house nameplate for a friend of mine so I might take a few photos of it if anyone is interested but I'm also going to dig deep to find a few Whatsits to puzzle you with. :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Jellyfire]

Only by virtue of making more guesses than anybody else, I've also had more wrong guesses than anyone!
Would love to see the house nameplate process too please

 

[DJH]

No problem Jelly .
What about the exact use for this tool and the wood the the lumpy end is made of..





No prize I'm afraid

Doug

 

[Jellyfire]

Well as nobody else is venturing a guess, is it for stirring something? Is the type of wood a clue to its purpose?

 

[DJH]

No, it's not for stirring Jelly ( good pun that )and the type of wood used isn't a clue to it's use but the wood used would be best suited for it's purpose. :twisted:
Doug

 

[Jellyfire]

Is it for compacting sand, and made of beech?

 

[robgil]

Is it for some kind of food stuffs production?