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The "upper ferrule" is properly called a "Schlagring" - I believe the late
Jim Thompson, who signed himself as "The Old Millrat," introduced this term
to the Porch. It's of German origin.
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Quite right. I once bought a set of German-made firming chisels, and they
had schlagrings, and called them that in German. In German, "Schlag" means
"blow," as in "strike a blow." So as with many German part names, it is
quite literal; it is a ring that protects the ends from mushrooming because
of blows from the mallet.
As many doubtless remember, Jim T, alias, the Old MIllrat, was fluent in
German.
Cheers!
J
Joseph Sullivan
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