Do YOU know what this tool is called and what was it used for?
If you know – put them in the comments.
I used it the other day and works great!
Mystery Tool of the Week – 1
Do YOU know what this tool is called and what was it used for?
If you know – put them in the comments.
I used it the other day and works great!
My guess is that it is a set for saw blades.
Brgds
Jonas
You would indeed be correct – I are also known as a saw wrest
It looks a lot fancier than the one I use for my saw mill blades, but the principle is the same,
I must admit that I am having a lot more problems with the mystery tool No 2 :-)
Brgds
Jonas
was led to believe during my carpentry apprenticeship it was to measure the guage of sheet metal
Clive, that’s an interesting idea – but this is actually a saw wrest – used to set the saw much like a modern saw set. the different slots cater for different saw thicknesses, so in that respect it is a metal gauge. I am curious as to what a carpenter was doing gauging sheet metal?
Hi Michael thank you for your reply, in answer to your Question .In the 60s in a small west Australian town a carpenter would do many tasks. roof sheeting was mainly corrugated iron which although rare did come in different thicknesses we also did on some occasions lay bricks and painted amongst other things. one of these tools I have came from my Grand fathers toolbox which contained a saw set that looks a lot older. Regards Clive
That makes perfect sense – I live in a small village in Upstate New York and all the local contractors seems to have a hand in all trades.