The rain rolled in this afternoon, and it seemed like a good time to repair an old 3 tine fork for display in the mudroom. A little heat to straighten the tines, some rust removal and sealing. The handle is not original, but it got a light sanding, two coats of finish and rivets to hold the fork. A nice wall hanger set on two square nails. Our house will eventually have farming hand tools on display in the kitchen and mudroom. It was good to do a small project that is not part of the renovation or upkeep of this place.
Haven't seen one of those for nearly 35 years Edit.. my sister (14 yrs younger than myself) had one.. That had to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1985 or 86 Wow!!!
Nice job. That is a sheaf fork used in the old days to throw sheaves of wheat ,oats and other grains. Most were 2 or 3 tines whereas a manure fork would have 4-6. I must have 1/2 a dozen or so somewhere here.
Rack up another funny guy.... and the hits just keep coming.... Subsequently- that S&S is part of the reason I am good at spelling... the other reason was when I asked my mom or dad how to spell something while doing homework as a kid, they’d literally hand me the dictionary and say, “look it up.” It worked.
