What's it for

[Dave Sherburne NY]

I'll let you guess and show you tommorrow. This was my fathers he got it in the 1960s. That roll of tape is just there to hold it up.

 

[mike in new mexico]

To copy pattern on wood lath ,so you can make all the legs the same ?mike
 

[Dick2]

A tool to copy the profile of a trim board or a baseboard.
 

[da.bees]

[Dave Sherburne NY]

Well that didn't last long

 

[guido]

Hello Dave Sherberne NY,

Did not last long at all!.
I was going to post a guess...........too late


Guido.
 

[MtMan]

Most all are correct in saying what it's used for and I believe it's called a contour gauge.
 

[Stick welding]

A piece of paper?
 

[Brian G. NY]

I had always wanted one of those. I picked one up at a garage sale a few years ago. Haven't had a use for it yet, but if I ever do, I've got it!! LOL
 

[willie in mn]

IIRC the brand name in local hardware store was Kopy Kat.
Willie
 

[BAnNC]

Still have one, use it rarely. Nothing else like it.
 

[dr sportster]

Don't get curious to see what happens if you pull one out.Duh[not my smartest move]. It takes along time to get them all back in.They still make them. I have used mine to copy the shape of an antique car bead and then make bead roller dies to match the bead on the bottom of the car body.It a great tool to have.
 

[casenut1]

got one. rarely use it .
 

[Dick2]

I had one, never used it. Gave it to son; he never used it either - but he never throws anything away so he still has it, if he could ever find it.
 

[Butch(OH)]

50 shot clip for a nail gun, LOL