What is it?

VACLee

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Anyone know what this tool might have been used for? The handle socket is about 1 1/2 id. The edges of the head are sharpe enough to be used for cutting something.
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I was wondering why the head is offset. It appears to be hand forged. The shaft projects into the socket a short amount and there is a seam in the socket where it was closed. There is not any manufacturer markings on it.
 
It does appear to be a bark spud. The head is offset to give hand clearance around protruding limb stubs and such. Thousands have been homemade from old car springs and similar things over the years. Bark for tanning was big business a century or two ago--often hemlock logs were cut, the bark was taken, and the rest of the tree just rotted in the woods.
 
I had thought about it being used for large bowls but it is almost to heavy for that. After looking at pictures of bark spuds I think that is probably what it was made for.
 
Think I am going with it being a bark spud. Several of them in the pictures had the off set in the head. Makes sense now with it being sharp on the back side, maybe it would allow you to pull back when you went past a knot to clean out behind it. That way you would not have to turn around to get to that area. Thank you for the replies. Lee
 

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