help IDing old tool

[udoittwo]

Hello again,
Found this in the attic. No idea what it is but I am guessing it is some sort of guide or sharpener? Everything is free and in good condition. It looks like an adjustable cutting edge?

Looks like it might have cast into it "EC TEARNS SYRAC NY"?

My G Grandfather and my Grandfather were carpenters and machinist for the Leigh Valley RR and I been finding lots of wood working and machining tools and some marked LVRR.

Is any of this collectible or just iron scrap?

Thanks for your time and any help,
Karl.

 

[udoittwo]

Oh, looking at the picts which are better than my eyes, I guess it might be "SYRACUSE, NY" which would made sense?

 

[3baygarage]

A tenon cutting tool. It shapes the tenon to fit the mortise (peg in hole) Picture a wooden chair.

People like to collect that stuff.

http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/chamfer-large-diameter-dowels/

 

[udoittwo]

Thank you very much for the fast help. That is the piece.

 

[greg13]

Stearns was a manufacturer in Syracuse NY. Mostly wood working tools. I would guess possibly a plug cutter or tenon cutter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._C._Stearns_&_Company