Guess That Tool

Scrit · 18 Sep 2006

Here's a couple if unusual tools not often seen these days. I can think of only one or two of the trade members who might know what they are, or convceivably even have used them. But thos two gents apart, anyone else know?:

and yes, I think I know the answer, but I didn't get it when I first saw these some 25 years+ back

Scrit

Alf · 18 Sep 2006

Methinks something to do with sash window making and similar scribing of moulding? :-k

Cheers, Alf

tombo · 19 Sep 2006

come on then scrit what are they? :?

Paul Kierstead · 19 Sep 2006

I don't know what they are for, but they look like they would be handy for coping that particular moulding, as well as laying it out. But that is a little too specialized, especially considering that a spare bit of moulding does just fine.

Scrit · 19 Sep 2006

Sorry, monitor went down the tubes yesterday..... :twisted:

I reckon that Jacob (Mr Grimsdale) might well know. I'll post another photo of a different type of the same "thingy". A clue - they probably disappeared from most tool kits in the Victorian era:

If you don't have it by the morrow I'll reveal all, but I suspect Alf already has it.... :wink:

Scrit