"What's It" Basic Rules Reminder

For a full run down on this project and rules please go to: "The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project"

• Only Patriot Woodworker Members are eligible to participate and receive the award.
• The MWTCA only accepts a verified source to support your answer, so one should be submitted with your answer, such as a patent, catalog entry, tool book reference, or a respectable website on the subject. Do not let these requirements prevent you from having fun and submitting educated answers on the subject without verification, we can worry about references later. All answers are welcome, as well as healthy debates regarding "What's It".
• If a verified and referenced answer is not arrived at by the end of each month's "What's It" project, a random draw will be performed for a "One Year MWTCA Club Membership".
• Only Patriot Woodworker's who participate in this "What's It" topic will be included in the random draw.

 

Additional What's It Rules

• Unless you are completely sure what this item is, please avoid "definitive statements" that appear that you are without a doubt claiming that you know what the item is. For example stating, "this item is called a "widget xx" used for "insert purpose here". If you are making a definitive statement you must accompany your statement with evidence or proof from a secondary source.
• An example of acceptable statements within the realm of having fun and educated guesses would be something like this, "I believe it could be", or "It appears it's made for this or that", etc etc etc...

 

Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our "What's it" live and ready!

The image(s) below is a MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it!

 

Project Details

The information provided hereon is all the information that is provided, no further information on this item will be added.

 

The tool with a 12 inch (30cm) ruler to give an idea of its size.

 

 

The reverse side of the tool, perhaps this side creates a groove.

 

Note the curve in the blade.

 

Looks like tools a cooper would use.  Here is a set that looks similar.  upper right corner looks like the tool.  This one you pictured may have been built for double duty.  Most coopers made their own tools so a picture of the exact tool may not be found.

 

Edited March 3, 20233 yr by HandyDan

Looks like a Coopers plane and lid groove tool for barrels. By the way @John Morris This is March

Edited March 4, 20233 yr by Gerald

5 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Looks like a Coopers plane and lid groove tool for barrels. By the way @John Morris This is March

Fixed!

22 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Looks like tools a cooper would use.  Here is a set that looks similar.  upper right corner looks like the tool.  This one you pictured may have been built for double duty.  Most coopers made their own tools so a picture of the exact tool may not be found.

 

Looks like we've found a winner already!

Woops! I'm way behind! March is over!

11 hours ago, John Morris said:

Woops! I'm way behind! March is over!

Not as behind as me. I'm just reading this thread for the first time.

 

Winner

@HandyDan has been selected as this months MWTCA Membership recipient.

Since no answer was definitively proven, we went best answer.

 

Award

Dan, for your participation you have won a 2023 consecutive Calendar Year membership into the MWTCA.

Please Private Message me your contact info, shipping address, spouse or significant others name (if applicable).

Thank you all for your participation!

 

Links

• https://mwtca.org/member-benefits/
• https://mwtca.org/the-gristmill/
• https://mwtca.org/special-publications/

 

Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

Congrats @HandyDan!!

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Congrats @HandyDan!!

I think Dan has a lifetime supply at this point!

Dan always has the answer. Congrats

I thought it was pretty definitive... but regardless - congrats Dan!