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any idea what it is?

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#4 · (Edited by Moderator)
looks like an early version of a handsaw mitering devise .
run the wood in against the fence and clamp down and with hand saw in holder ,
( saw with no back to it )saw part and flip over .
do this on both sides , and you get a miter . ?

either that or it's the english equivalent ,
of the tortilla maker .
 
#6 ·
Looks like a Miter Corner Clamp to me…
In the picture, the corner is on the other side… with the pieces going into the corner from Left & Right, then clamped down.

... Well, it is just a 'guess'... :)
 
#9 ·
I agree - I think the wing/bracket/clamp/thing is probably backwards. I can't figure why you would want to clamp a miter joint with a gap. It would be simple enough to put the post somewhere that the joint could close.

I love the description: "SOMEONE THOUGHT IT WAS POSS[ibly] AMERICAN" ... oh, well that explains it!
 
#22 ·
It's gonna bug me till we figure it out. The "RD No 47404" makes it a British piece. The number is a "Registered Design Number" issued from the early 1880's used in the UK until the 1930's. I can't find a website to look up the number, but someone in the UK with access to their archives or patent office records might be able to find out.

I almost think it's not a woodworking tool, but for some other trade, but who knows? My thought was that it was some sort of bending device as well. But I don't think it can actually "clamp" anything down firmly enough.
 
#23 · (Edited by Moderator)
I bet David has it right! saw would cut right along the edge of the base which is wood, so wouldn't damage saw, or could have been mounted to a larger base, but that would have left a telltale kerf. There are two fences at right angles, and the other piece seems to be at 45*. The part that is in the air seems like you could turn the top screw in to tighten the guide on the saw for adjusting play.
 
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