Homemade tool

[Pat Ferrett]

After years of using sticks or a combi spanner to probe trees and track roots I got round to making a tool up.

I doubt I need to explain what I have done to the stop cock key I bought this morning for £4, but what probably wont show up are the marks at 1 inch intervals and the sharpened edge on the T handle for bark marking

[easy-lift guy]

I believe it is a practical tool and the price point is spot on. Good job jammy.

easy-lift guy

[Graham]

Antiques Roadshow 3000AD: will the experts know what it was used for:001_smile:

[blazer]

When I worked in heavy engineering, most 'special' tools were made up, still have many. Well done:thumbup1:

[Pat Ferrett]

Cheers for your comments Guys

Starting to fine tune the business and one of the things that has bugged me over the years has been hunting round the cab for a screw driver or combi spanner to probe a rot pocket or trace the size of the burr when pricing stump jobs,I also welded a hammer head to the other end of the T handle for sounding butts and tacking tree ident numbers on without having to carry steps around

[treequip]

I am led to believe that the proper term for such an implement is a broddling stick or iron

[Dak]

A surveyor I work with now and again, did the same thing!

 

Great minds...