MWTCA April 2025 What's It Project (4-2025)

[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...

 

Project Details

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

 

Source

Mystery Tool Page

WWW.LETOOLMAN.COM

 

[HandyDan]

Medieval in the nose torture devise.  Don't know what it is but did find an additional picture to peruse.

 

[steven newman]

hand screw clamp parts...

[Ron Dudelston]

Looks like an official 1895 roach clip.  DAMHIK Dave. 🥹        On a serious note, it is really old because the rivet pin is hand swedged.  If you look, the teeth are offset and interlock but are only on one side.  I’d guess leather working or canvas tool of some sort.

[Headhunter]

Ding.  Ding.  Ding. Ding.

 

I believe Mr. Dudelston has guessed it correctly.

 

Found this after a brief search for leather clamps.

 

[Gerald]

Dang and I think it is a threading device for corks

[John Morris]

@Headhunter, you brought it home, Ron got it there and you confirmed, plus, Ron got it last month so he's set for a year!  I think Ron would approve.

 

 

Winner

@Headhunter is the winner of this months What's It. It was a combined effort between @Ron Dudelston and Headhunter, since Ron won it last month, I think he'd be happy to let Headhunter have this one.

 

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

• https://mwtca.org/about
• https://mwtca.org

 

Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

[Gerald]

congrats @Headhunter

[HandyDan]

Nice Tony.  Enjoy!!

[Grandpadave52]

Congrats Tony. You'll enjoy it.