I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's teeth.
Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface doesn't look much like a file.
> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, > and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the > seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's > teeth.
> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a > fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward > the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface > doesn't look much like a file.
Could be, but I don't think so because of the likelihood of rust, especially around salt water.
> Could be, but I don't think so because of the likelihood of rust, > especially around salt water.
That's a good point, but cast iron is far more rust-resistant than steel. I've got a couple of metal lawn chairs which have sat outside probably for the last 60 years, and though they show visible rust, they aren't close to being rusted through in any places. I asked a friend of mine who is an expert on metalworking, and he looked at the chairs and said they were low-carbon steel which is very resistant to rust.
Also, it could be a scaler for freshwater fish. Or marine fish that had been rinsed.
> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, > and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the > seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's > teeth.
> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a > fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward > the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface > doesn't look much like a file.
Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth! -- Peace! Om
"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain
>> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's >> teeth.
>> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface >> doesn't look much like a file.
> Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've > seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
> >> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, > >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the > >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's > >> teeth.
> >> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a > >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward > >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface > >> doesn't look much like a file.
> > Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've > > seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
<lol>
And I don't think the horse would stand still for it! -- Peace! Om
"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain
>> >> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, >> >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the >> >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's >> >> teeth.
>> >> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a >> >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward >> >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface >> >> doesn't look much like a file.
>> > Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've >> > seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
>> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
> <lol>
> And I don't think the horse would stand still for it!
...and a galloping horse is hard to file! Anywhere!
>>> >> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, >>> >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the >>> >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's >>> >> teeth.
>>> >> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a >>> >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward >>> >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface >>> >> doesn't look much like a file.
>>> > Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool >>> > I've seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
>>> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
>> <lol>
>> And I don't think the horse would stand still for it!
> ...and a galloping horse is hard to file! Anywhere!
Yep. You'd need a rather big file cabinet... -- Cheers Chatty Cathy
There is no such thing as a little garlic. ~A. Baer
> >>> >> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, > >>> >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the > >>> >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's > >>> >> teeth.
> >>> >> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a > >>> >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward > >>> >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface > >>> >> doesn't look much like a file.
> >>> > Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool > >>> > I've seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
> >>> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
> >> <lol>
> >> And I don't think the horse would stand still for it!
> > ...and a galloping horse is hard to file! Anywhere!
> Yep. You'd need a rather big file cabinet...
<LOL>!!! -- Peace! Om
"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain
>>> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, >>> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the >>> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's >>> teeth.
>>> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a >>> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward >>> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface >>> doesn't look much like a file.
>> Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've >> seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
>> >> I've seen at least two others of this tool on eBay, >> >> and for one of them somebody sent an e-mail to the >> >> seller saying it was a file for filing down horse's >> >> teeth.
>> >> Can anyone here say definitively whether this is a >> >> fish scaler or a horse-tooth file? I tend toward >> >> the fish-scaler theory, because the working surface >> >> doesn't look much like a file.
>> > Could be, for really big fish, but it also looks similar to a tool I've >> > seen farriers use to file horse HOOVES not horse teeth!
>> Yeah, my God, how big do people think horse's teeth are? :)
> <lol>
> And I don't think the horse would stand still for it!
That's why one person holds the tongue (firmly) while the other files. I was the tongue holder.
