Pierce and Van Ness?

This is my friend Tom Pierce.

Were Pierce and Van Ness in here again?

No, that's what Pierce and Van Ness did.

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

He taketh it with his eyes his nose pierceth through snares.

All boy gone make safari with Bwana Pierce and Bwana Van Ness.

The rest of it had been clipped and made to look neat, but at this lower end of the walk it had not been trimmed at all.

For example, in preparation for making a hammerhead, a smith would punch a hole in a heavy bar or rod for the hammer handle.