MWTCA March 2025 What's It Project (198-3)

[John Morris]

"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.

 

 

 

 

[Ron Dudelston]

Looks like a comb to separate wool. 

[HandyDan]

I thought the same thing.  Can't figure the hinge joint into it. 

[John Morris]

It has a couple other things going on to, those little hooks or?

[Grandpadave52]

1 hour ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Looks like a comb to separate wool. 

 

47 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I thought the same thing.  Can't figure the hinge joint into it. 

My first thought too or some type of wool clipper. Couldn't find any supporting evidence.

 

Maybe an early attachment version of Edward Scissorhands

[FrederickH]

Could this be used as a cranberry collector???

[steven newman]

Hooks MIGHT be a way to attach either a guard, or..a blade to shear with...Hinge would be the place where that would be locked down to the comb....

 

( Civil War Beard Trimmer?)

[John Morris]

1 hour ago, FrederickH said:

Could this be used as a cranberry collector???

Perhaps Frederick!

[HARO50]

5 hours ago, FrederickH said:

Could this be used as a cranberry collector???

No place for the berries to collect.

[FrederickH]

19 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

No place for the berries to collect.

Perhaps the collection box is missing??

[Gerald]

Thinking that maybe this is half of a claim shell design to pick up loose objects , thus the hinge.

[DuckSoup]

You might be onto something @Gerald

[p_toad]

cotton and wool carding tools generally have a lot more (and shorter) teeth than this tool.   Oyster and clam tools have larger teeth to get through sand and rock without too much friction or drag and may or may not have a "cage" to hold the victims who have been invited to dinner.  at that, i couldn't find anything remotely close on google or bing and seriously don't know (well, until my brain engages).

 

It may (or may not) be part of a cultivator or ice chipper.

Edited March 29 by p_toad

[steven newman]

Comb attachment for an early model electric trimmers?   Where the comb is being shaken/vibrated, and a blade does the cutting..

 

WAHL 5/8....No. 5 ( modern, PLASTIC version...)

Edited April 4 by steven newman

[John Morris]

Holy moly! It's April! We need a winner for March!

[John Morris]

 

Winner

@Ron Dudelston is the winner of this months What's It. This one got us all stumped, so we decided to go to random draw, and Ron got it.

 

Award

Ron, for your best answer you have won a 12 month 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

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• https://mwtca.org

 

Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

[Grandpadave52]

Congrats @Ron Dudelston. Another Hoosier winner.

[John Morris]

19 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Congrats @Ron Dudelston. Another Hoosier winner.

Hey gramps, did you get your first issue yet?

[Grandpadave52]

1 minute ago, John Morris said:

Hey gramps, did you get your first issue yet?

Not yet. It's quarterly I think so assume one will be coming for this quarter?

I am receiving frequent email notifications for various events so I'm on the radar.

Thanks for the follow-up.

[HandyDan]

Yeah Ron!  Enjoy!