WHATIZIT for?

[953 nut 55,323]

1 hour ago, formariz said:

You are warming up on the principle of it. No handsaw. 

          Would it be used to hold a smoothing plane while on a vertical surface to reduce wrist fatigue?

[formariz 11,987]

14 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

          Would it be used to hold a smoothing plane while on a vertical surface to reduce wrist fatigue?

Warmer , no smoothing , no vertical surfaces. 

[8ntruck 7,018]

Some sort of miter box accessory?

[formariz 11,987]

13 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Some sort of miter box accessory?

Not a miter box accessory. But it and it’s companions definitely could be used on something coming out of a miter box. 

Edited August 4, 2022 by formariz

[8ntruck 7,018]

Ok.  Is it some sort of work piece holder/positioner?  

 

Does the hook work in conjunction with the oval stand off and turnkey thing?

[formariz 11,987]

3 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Ok.  Is it some sort of work piece holder/positioner?  

 

Does the hook work in conjunction with the oval stand off and turnkey thing?

It is “some sort of holder” of something else. Hook is just “conveniently “ cosmetic. 
Hint—- notice similarity of piece containing “hook” to another part?

[8ntruck 7,018]

The hook kind of looks like the leftover from cutting out a saw handle.  The oval fittings on the back kind of look like the hand hole in a saw handle.

 

A fixture to aid the manufacture of a saw handle, perhaps?

[formariz 11,987]

13 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

The hook kind of looks like the leftover from cutting out a saw handle.  The oval fittings on the back kind of look like the hand hole in a saw handle.

 

A fixture to aid the manufacture of a saw handle, perhaps?

Getting there. No saws involved . Got to take piece and imagine where it goes . Remember “conveniently cosmetic” comment. 
 Hint — end grain, adjustment …..

[SylvanLakeWH 25,600]

A jig for holding a handsaw handle while you finish cut / sand / shape it while you are making it?

[formariz 11,987]

Let’s see so far what is certain.

 It does not involve a handsaw.

 It is an aid in pushing and pulling something else.

 It does have a handle on it.

 The other parts of it resemble a handle in a couple of different ways. 
 It can be used in something coming out of a miter box

 Hints given towards end grain, adjustment. 
 It has companions

 another hint— fixture 

[squonk 41,156]

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS!!!!!

 

I a doo-hingus to completely baffle the members of Red Square! 

[John2189 454]

Is it a fixture to hold a handle so the radius can be rounded over ?

[formariz 11,987]

11 minutes ago, John2189 said:

Is it a fixture to hold a handle so the radius can be rounded over ?

No. Fixture is used in precisely adjusting work piece coming out of another tool such a a miter box. Big hint here.

[953 nut 55,323]

1 hour ago, formariz said:

Let’s see so far what is certain.

 It does not involve a handsaw.

 It is an aid in pushing and pulling something else.

 It does have a handle on it.

 The other parts of it resemble a handle in a couple of different ways. 
 It can be used in something coming out of a miter box

 Hints given towards end grain, adjustment. 
 It has companions

 another hint— fixture 

So it is used to square-up the mitered end grain of a board held securely in a forty-five degree shooting board while using a hand plane.

[formariz 11,987]

5 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

So it is used to square-up the mitered end grain of a board held securely in a forty-five degree shooting board while using a hand plane.

Precisely. But what is the Gizmo used for?

[953 nut 55,323]

16 minutes ago, formariz said:

Precisely. But what is the Gizmo used for?

If you don't have a "SOOTING PLANE" (which I don't) the device would allow you push a plane on the shooting board with greater ease and control than using the method shown here. 

 

[formariz 11,987]

Correct. It is conveniently adapted to existing plane’s handle without modifying it to allow easy use of it as a shooting plane . Without it , plane is hard and awkward to hold properly.  The tilting of handle towards board helps putting pressure in the right direction.,
 

 

 

[Stormin 9,981]

Ingenious! 

[formariz 11,987]

5 minutes ago, Stormin said:

Ingenious! 

Thank you. I work hard on not altering the prized English planes. It would be sacrilegious. Most are one of a kind and irreplaceable.

[Pullstart 62,913]

On 8/3/2022 at 7:12 AM, Pullstart said:

For pushing holes

 

I was kind of right… I just didn’t know what the hole was in!