Two More Whatzits?

[rarefish383]

While I was looking for my tobacco knife, similar to the one TripleF posted, I remembered a couple other "things" I'm not sure what they are. The first is an aluminium ring with a steel knife blade. Since the ring is Aly, I would call it modern. I know it was on my Dad's work bench in the 60's. He said he thought it was for cutting cotton? The other is a 4' long saw/knife that he said he thought was for cutting sugar cane? Any Ideas? Joe.

[rarefish383]

Here's the saw/knife, Joe.

[doglegg]

That little ring knife was used for cutting string. Just put it on your finger and then you didn't have to look for it when there was string or cord to cut. As a kid working at Sears we helped people tie stuff to the top of their car and always wore one to cut the string/cord with. That second one is a hay saw I believe.

[jerryd6818]

Spot on dogleg. Those boys from Texas got it all goin' on.

Edit: Curiosity got the better of me and I went looking.

"The Handy Twine Knife Company of Sandusky, Ohio, it turns out, has been in business for more than a hundred years. They have manufactured nothing but ring knives during all that time."
More at ---► http://philelmore.us/?p=955

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

Hmm. where I grew-up, you didn't "cut cotton", you just pulled it out of the open and dried boll. And, of course, they haven't done that by hand for almost 100 years except for getting into tight spots where the tractor can't reach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8kA_ztmPo4

And how it's done now (in California):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSqinChTT70

[rarefish383]

Thanks guys, the string ring makes good sense. It looks way too flimsy for any agricultural use. After you said the other tool is a hay saw, I seem to remember that Dad said the same thing. I don't remember where I got the sugar cane thing. As I dig through my shed I might find that tool also, thanks again, Joe.

[doglegg]

Hmm. where I grew-up, you didn't "cut cotton", you just pulled it out of the open and dried boll. And, of course, they haven't done that by hand for almost 100 years except for getting into tight spots where the tractor can't reach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8kA_ztmPo4

And how it's done now (in California):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSqinChTT70

When I was a boy the ones who 'pulled cotton' pulled boll and all off the stalk and they were paid less than the ones who 'picked cotton' that is who picked the cotton out of the bole. I never did much of either as my Papa got a cotton picker before I got very old. After they got married my mom and dad furnished their first house by picking cotton all fall.Dad got the money to buy Moms wedding ring by shooting rabbits after working on the farm all day and selling them at usually a dime apiece. A penny would buy him 5 more .22 shorts so that was his only over head. He farmed for a while after WW II but said that the bole weevils turned him into a mechanic. Sorry, probably more information than you needed.

[doglegg]

Spot on dogleg. Those boys from Texas got it all goin' on.

Edit: Curiosity got the better of me and I went looking.

"The Handy Twine Knife Company of Sandusky, Ohio, it turns out, has been in business for more than a hundred years. They have manufactured nothing but ring knives during all that time."
More at ---► http://philelmore.us/?p=955

Jerryd that is a good article. Simple little tools like that are genius to me. Thanks.

[rarefish383]

That add is cool, thanks for posting, Joe.

[Mumbleypeg]

Spot on dogleg. Those boys from Texas got it all goin' on.

Edit: Curiosity got the better of me and I went looking.

"The Handy Twine Knife Company of Sandusky, Ohio, it turns out, has been in business for more than a hundred years. They have manufactured nothing but ring knives during all that time."
More at ---► http://philelmore.us/?p=955

Any one else notice, the photo of the ad in the link was courtesy of Roland Proctor, aka AAPK member "kootenay joe".

Here's an old post about the ring knife twine cutter viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43879&hilit=Twine&start=15#p439448

Ken