An April Whatzit

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 11:41:56 AM

Can you guess what this is from this first photo?

Gilman · April 19, 2006, 11:54:05 AM

A roller for building really small pyramids?

twoodward15 · April 19, 2006, 11:54:26 AM

It's an auger handle. Like the one that Dick P. made in "alone in the wilderness"

Tom · April 19, 2006, 11:57:18 AM

Wildflower's Thumper?

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 12:04:36 PM

Um, No.

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 12:08:59 PM

Another clue.

sprucebunny · April 19, 2006, 12:39:13 PM

A wooden drill bit case.

A thing for packing dynamite sticks with powder ??? ;D

dewwood · April 19, 2006, 12:45:16 PM

Fly rod case.

Tom · April 19, 2006, 12:53:34 PM

I'm thinkin' it might be a misery whip handle.

getoverit · April 19, 2006, 12:54:55 PM

an apple coring tool

Tom · April 19, 2006, 12:58:52 PM

it's gotta be a case of some sort with a lid .

You didn't find some more Dead Sea Scrolls, did you?

.....or would that be Joseph Smith scrolls.....?

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 01:08:57 PM

O.K. It is a case. Now what's inside? This is Forest Products related...

beenthere · April 19, 2006, 01:11:40 PM

a thermometer

Tom · April 19, 2006, 01:18:39 PM

A coreing device for reading the rings of trees. ???

Murf · April 19, 2006, 01:43:01 PM

If it's a thermomometer I sure hope it's the oral kind, it looks awrrfly large ........

getoverit · April 19, 2006, 01:44:30 PM

maybe a hydrometer

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 01:56:36 PM

Maybe getover it is getting close.

Need more then that...

Ernie_Edwards · April 19, 2006, 02:27:05 PM

If it's a hydrometer it could be either a sap or a syrup hydrometer, depending on the scale.

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 02:37:27 PM

Close enough! And its an oldie!

getoverit · April 19, 2006, 02:47:19 PM

;D ;D ;D

beenthere · April 19, 2006, 03:07:46 PM

Whatcha measuring?
Maybe a

saccharometer

Ernie_Edwards · April 19, 2006, 04:03:57 PM

That one's a beaut. What is the range of numbers on it?

Jeff · April 19, 2006, 07:31:53 PM

No range Ernie, just one mark. Anyone knoe more about the exact function then I would after seeing the mark?

beenthere · April 19, 2006, 07:42:33 PM

This wikipedia explanation on hydrometer might help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrometer

Floating yours in water will let you know if the water is above or below that mark, as the water should be close to a 1.
Then you can decide possibly what the specific gravity of that mark represents. Might have to mix up some 'brew' to check it out further.

Murf · April 20, 2006, 10:35:23 AM

Hey Boss, if that hydrometer has just one target reading, 22, and assuming it is Brix scale, it would be for something like fruit juice, not Maple syrup which hasd a Brix reading of about 66 to 68.

In fact with such a specific target it makes me think it came from a winery, 22 is the target range for grape juice that is to be made into first-class hooch. ;D

Did it maybe come from an area known for vinyards? :

Maybe some wine nut would trade ya' a coupla bottles of da good stuff fer it.