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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: kgill on July 15, 2017, 04:32:18 PM

Title: Is it a cutting tool? Scoring? cutting dowels? Thread cleaner?
Post by: kgill on July 15, 2017, 04:32:18 PM

got this in an odd lot in order to buy another tool I wanted. Used in a brace?

Cant figure this one out.

holes in disc marked in these sizes 3/8, 7/16, 5/8, 7/8, 1, 3/4, 9/16, 1/2,

help is appreciated!

Title: Re: Is it a cutting tool? Scoring? cutting dowels? Thread cleaner?
Post by: leg17 on July 15, 2017, 04:42:52 PM

tenon cutter

Title: Re: Is it a cutting tool? Scoring? cutting dowels? Thread cleaner?
Post by: kgill on July 15, 2017, 04:51:34 PM

THANK YOU! I was thinking that but didnt recall the term tenon.

Here is a link of similar tool
http://www.busenrestoration.com/22401/322455.html

Title: Re: Is it a cutting tool? Scoring? cutting dowels? Thread cleaner?
Post by: mikeswrenches on July 15, 2017, 06:51:04 PM

Looks like a Stearns. And like most, appears to be missing the depth stop. While not rare, they aren't real common either. I have one a friend gave me, also missing the stop. I never have seen one in the "wild".

Mike