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Offline tbruce

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What's this tool for?
« on: February 19, 2014, 06:31:39 PM »
Can anyone tell me what this tool is used for?
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Offline tbruce

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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2014, 06:32:26 PM »
here is another angle
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Offline rusty

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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 06:53:06 PM »
I think it used to be a can opener. The plated screws seem inconsistent with the rest of the tool...
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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 09:00:49 PM »
I agree.
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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 01:21:20 AM »
Did you know the can was invented before the opener? (~48 years) So how did they open cans? check out "How to open cans without tools"  best I seen was to rub it on concrete to thin the rim & squeeze to open.
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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 11:02:01 AM »
It looks like it may be a Stillman's patent saw set, that someone converted to an opener.  Look on the shank just above the ferrule for the Stillman and the 1848 (I think) patent date; sometimes they are not there or are faint.
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 11:54:30 AM »
WV I thought that too at first but after I enlarged the pictures I don't believe it started life as a Stillman.
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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 11:13:34 AM »
Undo the wing nut and turn the blade through 90 degrees - the two (new replacment) lock screws allow the distance between the handle and the blade to be adjusted... I reckon in this arrangement it will work as a saw set....

It certainly looks like a Stillman's type ...

This one has a similar triangular adjustable (single ended) blade
« Last Edit: February 21, 2014, 05:26:56 PM by Billman49 »
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Offline dowdstools

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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2014, 07:42:18 PM »
Yep, it's a saw set.

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Re: What's this tool for?
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2014, 05:48:01 PM »
My Stillman saw set, with the star wheel for different thickness saw tooth configurations.
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