Tools

A Two Man Pull Saw. Made from steel and wood. Size 55″ inches long. This medium sized pull saw has two removable wooden handles, (both handles have been renewed) I have black waxed the blade to keep it from rusting. This saw is from the Tirpentwys and Blaensychan Colliery, South Wales. It has these both pit names stamped into the …

A Two Man Pull Saw. Made from steel and wood. Size 55″ inches long. This medium sized pull saw has two bolt-through and bracket handles (both original handles). I have black waxed the blade to keep it from rusting.   

A Two Man Pull Saw. Made from steel and wood. Size 78″ inches – Six-foot six inches long. This big pull saw has two removable wooden handles, (both original handles). I have black waxed the blade to keep it from rusting.  

Colliery Rope Splicers Tools. Made from iron and wood. Sizes various. This set of splicers tools consists of the following – 1: A rope cutting chisel wooden handle – Size 16″ x 7″ inches. 2: A rope cutting chisel wire handle – Size 17″ x 5″ inches. 3: Two splicers needles – Size 13″ x 1 1/2″ inches. 4: A …

Rope Cutting Chisels. Two rope cutting chisels. 1: A wooden handle cutting chisel – Size 16″ x 7″ inches. 2: A wire handle cutting chisel – Size 17″ x 5″ inches. These cutting chisels came from (wooden handled) Cwmtillery Colliery and (wire handled) Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery.

A Splicers Marlin Spike. Made from iron. Size 12″ x 1″ inches.        

Iron Splicers Needles. Made from iron. Size 13″ x 1 1/2″ inches. These splicers needles came from Cwmtillery Colliery, Abertillery.

A Rope Splicers Strand Twister. Made from iron. Size 14″ x 2″ inches. This strand twister came from Cwmtillery Colliery, Abertillery.

Rope Splicers Chisels. Made from iron. Sizes 9″ and 8″ inches.  These chisels came from Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery.

Hayden Nilos Strap Tensioner. Made from steel with bakelite handles. Size 9′ x 1 1/2″ inches. These tensioners were used along with the Hayden Nilos straps, a strip of alloy metal in various widths and lengths, though normally 1/2″ inch with a buckle type attachment at one end. The strap would go around the end of a water bag or …