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263353 <ecoyle@t...> 2017‑09‑21 Re: loose shears good for what?
Somewhere in the  cowtown morasse of old iron there are a pair of shears, which
are quite loose, but instead of two hand grips, one side has a “point” intended
to be driven into a block or bench. If memory serves me well (which ain’t always
the case!) they were described to me as “glass cutting shears” for cutting
molton glass......can’t say that is a fact, but it seemed plausible at the time.

glass blowers use many different shears.....http://toolsforglass.com/st
ore/shears.html....weird">http://toolsforglass.com/store/shears.html....weird and wonderful

I’d suggest giving a good old “porch” try to ID these shears –perhaps perusing
google images in that endeavour before “peening” them

Maybe Tony seo or others could chime in on use in the blacksmith shop-another
likely area of application methinks.

Moton metal or glass don’t care about about a keen cut

Just my thoughts...

Eric in Calgary

Recent Bios FAQ