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[formariz 11,865]

Not a handle or handled.

[posifour11 723]

Depth gauge/stop for a drill or brace bit?

[formariz 11,865]

14 minutes ago, posifour11 said:

Depth gauge/stop for a drill or brace bit?

Correct. Depth stop for brace auger. 

Edited May 11, 2019 by formariz

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

That's so obvious now....why didn't I think of that?    

[posifour11 723]

24 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

That's so obvious now....why didn't I think of that?    

Thanks to the Woodwright shop on PBS. 😀

 

This is probably easy, but it's raining and I don't want to deal with getting to the good stuff. 

 

 

[RandyLittrell 3,827]

Reloading die?

 

 

 

 

 

Randy

[posifour11 723]

1 minute ago, RandyLittrell said:

Reloading die?

 

 

 

 

 

Randy

Yup. Knew it would be too easy. I'll gather up a pile for next time. 😉

[formariz 11,865]

39 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

That's so obvious now....why didn't I think of that?    

When not installed one actually wonders how the heck it goes on since it is such a klutzy little contraption.

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

OK Randy, give us your best shot!

[formariz 11,865]

I have seen woodworkers basically throw them away in frustration an disgust.Many try to assemble it around auger.The easy way is to insert it from the back of auger since if it is closely open to auger size it will not fit past spurs. Once in its very easy to adjust and a very effective tool.

Tools from that period were absolutely ingenious and clever. Some great minds were around.

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

8 minutes ago, formariz said:

When not installed one actually wonders how the heck it goes on since it is such a klutzy little contraption.

I kept looking at the feet that are the stops and thought it had to be a surface to push or pound on.

[formariz 11,865]

Here is how it works 

[formariz 11,865]

Here is some great literature on the "claws". That was a good one too.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/newsletters/Woodworking/8/1/patents.htm

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

I don't burn coal, but I think I need one of these to replace my crab tongs.     Oops, that may have been the next WHATIZIT.

[formariz 11,865]

While we wait for Randy.

Many times the most useful tools are something just sort of thrown together from readily available materials. Care to guess this one.

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

42 minutes ago, formariz said:

While we wait for Randy.

Many times the most useful tools are something just sort of thrown together from readily available materials. Care to guess this one.

Very basic, homemade brass knuckles? 

 

Funny tidbit: My dad got a B for brass knuckles in shop class in high school that said “Marc” (short for Marcus) on the receiving end* 😂

Edited May 11, 2019 by LengerichKA88
*thats what I was told anyway

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

Almost looks like a bit holder, or a template for pre measured and placed holes. The two outer most holes look like they’re used to secure the piece, but aside from that I’m not sure.  

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

Yes, the two outside holes appear to have been peened down to fit alignment pins.  The random size and pattern of the 5 holes are confusing. Drill alignment gage for a hinge plate?

 

[formariz 11,865]

Opposite side

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

Looks like it takes a beating.

[formariz 11,865]

Just now, Ed Kennell said:

Looks like it takes a beating.

The beating is actually unrelated to its real function.Its been used for other functions prior to actual one.

[Ed Kennell 35,907]

Are all the holes used for every application?

[formariz 11,865]

Only one hole used each time depending on which one is needed.

[Mows4three 825]

It's used to size round dowels from square pegs.  Pound them through like an extrusion die.  

 

Dave

[formariz 11,865]

9 minutes ago, Mows4three said:

It's used to size round dowels from square pegs.  Pound them through like an extrusion die.  

 

Dave

Correct. I use it mostly to make pegs to pin tenons. The ones peened on one side are for making dowels with glue ridges.