Tom Allyn Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 This curious item was at the bottom of a box of tools I picked up at an estate sale. It consists of a steel base with a fabric laminate top. It measures 5"x1-7/8"x1-3/8". The steel base is 3/4" thick and the fabric laminate is 5/8" thick. It appears to have the remnants of some adhesive on the bottom. Is it some sort of strop? Quote
Steven Fabrizio Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 A sanding block or a weight to hold you work down (a third hand) Quote
Robert Mayo Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Not sure what it is for but the top laminate looks like a piece of original westinghouse micarta and it would not make a good strop. Quote
Tom Allyn Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 OK. Micarta (I had to look it up) looks correct. I wonder what the heck it was used for. ???? Quote
MattBower Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I'm sure the guy who made it had a specific use in mind -- but we will likely never know for sure what that was. :) Quote
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Gluing weight? Used with a glue that reacts with steel and so the micarta "cap"? Quote
pkrankow Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Trycarta? Home made micarta? Gluing weight seems reasonable, same with sanding block. Phil Quote
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