What's this?

[RogerP]

... any ideas?

There are no markings at all and the tip looks like a screwdriver blade. The holes taper slightly but are all about the same size. It's 9 inches overall

 

[Tom K]

Looks like it might strip wire?

 

[jimi43]

It's for setting saw teeth.....

Clickity click

Jim

 

[RogerP]

It's for setting saw teeth.....
Clickity click
Jim

So it is!

Had I been a little more observant I might have noticed that, although the holes are more or less the same, the slots are different widths.

Just one item from a boxful of stuff I got from a car-boot this morning.

Thanks Jim.

 

[Vann]

It's for setting saw teeth.....

Drat! I had my money on it being a thickness gauge for sheetmetal (but then it would have to have sizes marked - silly me #-o ).

Cheers, Vann.

 

[Tony Spear]

It's for setting saw teeth....
Jim

Interesting that.

If it's designed for use by heavy users of saws, I wonder if the "screwdriver" end was originally slotted for use on saw handle nuts.?

 

[bosshogg]

I believe the screwdriver bit on the end was used for setting small saw teeth. This was placed in the gullet between the teeth and twisted to set the teeth of each alternate pair...bosshogg

 

[Racers]

Hi, boshogg

I thought the screwdriver bit was for tightening saw screws.

Pete

 

[jimi43]

Hi, boshogg

I thought the screwdriver bit was for tightening saw screws.

Pete

I think it would have had a gap in the middle to clear the centre bolt...or maybe usable on each half of the saw screw on larger nuts.

Jim