Whatsit chisel

6/5/05, 10:04 PM #1

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Whatsit chisel

Jack Guzman from Maine

>You can't see it in my poor picture but the curved edge is serrated with teeth cut into the face like a planemaker's float.The teeth are about half the width of the blade and are cut into the outer half of the curve. So what is it? Anyone got a clue?---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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6/5/05, 10:06 PM #2

Jack Guzman from Maine
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oops,forgot the image

Jack Guzman from Maine

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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6/5/05, 11:13 PM #3

Clay C in Miami
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Clay C in Miami

>Looks sorta like the 'ironing rasps' that Joel has on his site ... see below. Not that I know what an ironing rasp is or does ...

Clay

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6/6/05, 1:10 AM #4

Ten Thumbs
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Ten Thumbs

>Looks like it could be a kind of cutter for checkering gun stocks.

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6/6/05, 10:55 AM #5

Todd Hughes
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>This is a Shoemaker or Cobbler Tool.Used to smooth the shoes wooden pegs I believe. Pretty common though normaly the handle is shaped a bit differently and this one may have a replaced handle off of an awl it looks like to me, but is for sure a cobbler tool and not a wood working one......Todd

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6/6/05, 4:23 PM #6

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Jack Guzman from Maine

>Thanks Todd.I betcha I could use that thing to shape wood though.Looks to be handy for inside work.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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6/6/05, 4:29 PM #7

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>Got home and looked it up in a leather workers book and see that it is called a Rand or Rhan File and was used to trim the edge of the shoes sole around the seat of the heel....Todd

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