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Old manual wood splitter?? #6943339 07/26/20 11:40 AM 07/26/20 11:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 165 Mn R Reaperman OP trapper
Reaperman OP trapper R Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 165 Mn	My wifes friend was cleaning out her garage and gave me what looks to be a old splitter of some kind. Its pretty heavy, around 5lbs and approx 18" long. The top of the splitter where you would expect to pound down on really isnt marked up like expected. There are some markings of the splitter. It says, Mueller, F388, Decatur, Illinois. I couldnt find anything on google, any ideas?

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943342 07/26/20 11:44 AM 07/26/20 11:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,294 Sugar Grove, WV J JTfromWV trapper
JTfromWV trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,294 Sugar Grove, WV	It is a reamer for deburring pipe after it is cut.

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: JTfromWV] #6943354 07/26/20 11:56 AM 07/26/20 11:56 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,574 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,574 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by JTfromWV It is a reamer for deburring pipe after it is cut. I agree and that is why it is not beat up that is just to push on not beat on this is what they look like in 2020 https://www.gordonelectricsupply.co...DmaTr6gIVhIbACh2IpQV5EAQYAyABEgK4uPD_BwE Last edited by GREENCOUNTYPETE; 07/26/20 11:58 AM. America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943409 07/26/20 12:49 PM 07/26/20 12:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,842 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,842 Wisconsin	Looks like a cool tool. I would agree on It being a pipe reamer. We use to use them when I first started out In the Trade. LOL The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943711 07/26/20 06:35 PM 07/26/20 06:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,889 MT (Big Sky Country) A Allan Minear trapper
Allan Minear trapper A Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,889 MT (Big Sky Country)	I've got two of them from my folks plumbing shop from when Dad was just starting out many years ago.

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943723 07/26/20 06:41 PM 07/26/20 06:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 17,032 Fredonia, PA. Finster trapper
Finster trapper Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 17,032 Fredonia, PA.	Humph! I have a pig castrator that looks just like that! I BELIEVE IN MY GOD, MY COUNTRY AND IN MYSELF.

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943761 07/26/20 07:05 PM 07/26/20 07:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,183 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,183 Wisconsin	Medieval colonoscopy. Moosetrot

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: JTfromWV] #6943803 07/26/20 07:34 PM 07/26/20 07:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,002 Rock Springs, WI Z Zim trapper
Zim trapper Z Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,002 Rock Springs, WI	Mueller is still in business. They make top end water valves, curb stops, fire hydrants, fittings, etc. Zim

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6943907 07/26/20 09:48 PM 07/26/20 09:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,538 fayette,al. G grisseldog trapper
grisseldog trapper G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,538 fayette,al.	Yep, pig castrater

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6944010 07/27/20 12:03 AM 07/27/20 12:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,553 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,553 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	Last I checked a manual log splitter was called an axe or a maul and wedge. "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6944120 07/27/20 08:03 AM 07/27/20 08:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,054 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,054 SEPA	Very cool old tool. Eh...wot?

Re: Old manual wood splitter?? [Re: Reaperman] #6944142 07/27/20 08:39 AM 07/27/20 08:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,389 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,389 MT	Ya, that wouldn't last on wood splitting. Not even one! Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

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