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Thank you Stanleymonkey :)

Hi Fred :)

The spinning wheels look superb and very well made. Yes, I will post some pictures at some point in the future. Thanks for your kind welcome.

I have just found this video and the wheels look like they are used with a twisting motion to bore into material to create a space for a screw head or similar. I finally get it:

Many thanks for your rapid reply, I could very well see them being used to apply gold leaf/foils to leather, wood or paper. Embossing and texturing paper and book covers also.

Nial, thank you. I have searched Ebay several times looking for these tools, but I guess if I have not named them correctly I will never have found them. Now II know what they are called I will research to see how they are actually used within their intended industry! I did not expect such...

Hello UKWorkshopp'ers, I hope you are all well. I'm a multi trade crafter based in the S.E Kent, UK. and work using wood and metal, and any other materials I need to complete the various projects I have been involved with. I like to collect old and unusual tools and that is how I found this...

Hello UKworkshop'ers, I'm having trouble identifying some tools that I have come across, do any of you know what they are called and what they may have been used for? They are small plain steel wheels either end of a fluted brass stem (approx 75mm to 100mm), the wheels are of different widths...