Help in Identifying a Tool

[Tony s]

Can anyone identify this tool? See attachment.

 

[woodman07]

maybe some kind of old school valve grinder?

chris

 

[Vettman]

I think it's for shaving the ends of wooded spokes for wagon wheels.

 

[flat350]

If there's a cutter head up inside,maybe for turning the end of chair parts,legs,arm posts,posts for the seat backs,to get a taper on them?

 

[jamesemery728]

Not sure what it is, but I would use it to spin the water or solvent out of a paint brush after washing it.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

Not sure what it is, but I would use it to spin the water or solvent out of a paint brush after washing it.

Bing, Bing, Bing !!!

 

[green.bubbly]

Have any pics from other angles? Does that ring slide up or down? The only guess I have right now is an egg beater.

 

[Tony s]

There is no cutter in it, and the ring does slide up and down.

 

[tyyost]

See the post above - spin the water or solvent out of a paint brush after washing it. Get a nice paintbrush out and put it between the jaws, pull the ring to tighten and done. Remember, paint used to be all oil based and good brushes weren't thrown out. The spinner gets the solvent out, and doesn't involve the spinning between your hands, allowing you to use a can to spin the brush to recover the solvent and keep the mess down.

 

[torqueman2002]

My vote is for a brush cleaner also.

The end looks like the one I have.

 

[loose nut]

Could be a knob/bushing puller, if it has a place to insert different types of push rods in the center

 

[santagary]

I don't know what it is, but I'm hoping my proctologist doesn't have one!

 

[54FordPanel]

A 1929 circumcision tool?

 

[Kirbot]

See that guy in my avatar?
You had better hope he never gets his hands on it!

 

[rwhite692]

Could that be an old-school tool for twist-tying rebar wires?

 

[bazzateer]

Rope maker?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Screw light bulbs in ?