Stringing sizing tool?

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Bluekingfisher

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I bought this little tool a few weeks ago, I believe it to be a tool for the final sizing of stringing or inlay?

I am thinking the tool is held in the left hand and clamped to a baton or rail for stability. The adjustable side plates/cutters are then adjusted to the desired gap, then the stringing is pulled through the gap between the side plate/ cutter and central fixed plate.

Any thoughts?

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It's a Tek Tool or Teknikos plough. Sold for cutting narrow grooves, straight or curved. You could put stringing into the grooves, but you'd need a different tool to dimension it.
 
I think I have the original instructions somewhere at home so I'll look them out in a day or two.
But from memory, the bit in the middle works as a fence, adjusted with washers. You angle the cutters to take a shaving when pulled. There are two so you can stagger them to overlap and give different widths.
 
That would be very much appreciated. I will give it a try in the meantime based on your instruction.
Have you any idea how the small clamp, tightened by the wing nut on the back comes into play?
 
Instructions attached. (Two files) I've seen several of these, none of them showing any real wear, and all from the same manufacturer. They didn't settle to a single method of frame construction, and they tried several different ways of attaching blades. The blades come in various thicknesses, too, and would be easy to make.
 

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Very helpful and a useful document Harry's. I expect it will be a tool in need of a little practice and experimentation.
Thanks again
 

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