Unusual Chariot on ebay

[Mr_P]

Never seen one like this before, I'm not surprised.

How do you get the wedge/iron out ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-Small-Brass ... 487b9ee2d0

Unscrew it ? What a palava.

Maybe it started out with a super tight mouth, made or ordered by a high end luthier.

ttfn,
Carl

ps Please don't put sticky labels on old tools, often leaves a sticky residue or a clean bit.

 

[JohnPW]

It looks to me like the screwed bit of wood acts as the cross "pin/bridge", ie it goes in front of the wedge, and it's not the wedge itself.

I'd expect the wedge and blade would come out by the usual tapping method.

 

[Scouse]

The wedge and blade are at the back.

 

[bugbear]

ps Please don't put sticky labels on old tools, often leaves a sticky residue or a clean bit.

Better than finding an otherwise immaculate woodie, 100 years old, with the price written in thick permanent marker.

Give me a sticker every time!

BugBear