Probes

[jabbo]

Made various types (notched knife blades) for my own use through the past several years. For shallow rings/tabs they all work OK (up to 5" max ) but soil needs to be moist and soft for easiest penetration. Speeds up the search, amazing how many tabs and junk it gets in one hour. The paddle drill type is my best yet but not interested in manufacturing it. ( I manufacture tarps). The small screw in the middle of the wood handle is lined up with the hook for orientation, like WV62 did with groove in handle. Many times I cannot find the target so I just move on and not try to find it with the Lesche digger. All in all, a hooked puller is a handy tool and works well for many types of shallower targets. Things I pulled out are coins, tabs, rings, wire, batteries, foil, nails, nuts and bolts, stones, whole pop cans, shredded can pieces, sinkers, all kinds of junk. When you hook something it comes out real easy. It leaves a sort of a ragged hole many times when you probe and probe and can't find the target but many more times just a single invisible slit or two is made. The paddle drill is strong, won't bend and can even be used like the screw driver for digging.

 

[Mike T]

I've seen a tool exactly like this but I can't remember where, maybe in a thrift shop with an antique sewing machine or a hand loom.

 

[WV62]

Made various types (notched knife blades) for my own use through the past several years. For shallow rings/tabs they all work OK (up to 5" max ) but soil needs to be moist and soft for easiest penetration. Speeds up the search, amazing how many tabs and junk it gets in one hour. The paddle drill type is my best yet but not interested in manufacturing it. ( I manufacture tarps). The small screw in the middle of the wood handle is lined up with the hook for orientation, like WV62 did with groove in handle. Many times I cannot find the target so I just move on and not try to find it with the Lesche digger. All in all, a hooked puller is a handy tool and works well for many types of shallower targets. Things I pulled out are coins, tabs, rings, wire, batteries, foil, nails, nuts and bolts, stones, whole pop cans, shredded can pieces, sinkers, all kinds of junk. When you hook something it comes out real easy. It leaves a sort of a ragged hole many times when you probe and probe and can't find the target but many more times just a single invisible slit or two is made. The paddle drill is strong, won't bend and can even be used like the screw driver for digging.

Jabbo,

And I thought I was first and the only one out there thinking making tools for pulling. Glad to know I am not the only one out there. Someday I am going to pull that gold ring that I made the puller for, then I can change its name from pulltab puller to ring puller.

Good work,

Ron

 

[jabbo]

Ron, Here's two earlier pullers made from knives. I like the type made from the paddle drill better, is much smaller, very strong, easier to stick in my pouch.