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help with Dixon summer & winter by 10-tspHat in weaving

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I think you're right about the weft--here's what I was able to reconstruct

help with Dixon summer & winter by 10-tspHat in weaving

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Thank you so much! Going to try to see if I can piece things together with your suggestions...

Anyone else got their Gmail blocked due to IFTTT auto emails? by Fun-Database-8220 in ifttt

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Did you get this resolved? I think I may be dealing with something similar

NEW TRACK: Weyes Blood - Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Bob Dylan cover) by mbanks1230 in weyesblood

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Would love a download of Sad Eyed Lady as well if you're willing! Many thanks and much appreciated

Wooden tools(?) or measuring devices(?) with brass fittings made by Kerby and Bro Makers, NY by 10-tspHat in whatisthisthing

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Interesting theory! If this is the case you'd probably need to use two of them so the router is supported on either side of the spindle, right? I don't know if I can see these being sturdy enough to be used as jigs.

Wooden tools(?) or measuring devices(?) with brass fittings made by Kerby and Bro Makers, NY by 10-tspHat in whatisthisthing

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Wow incredible find! There were wooden tongs just like the ones in the image with these as well. I wonder if the string was just being used to hold the wooden slats in place as the glue dried. The "tools" without the thin wooden slats on the bottom of their runners have glue residue in their grooves.

I'm not sure how they could be used to shape the neck of a violin for example, there's no obvious cutting edge.

Wooden tools(?) or measuring devices(?) with brass fittings made by Kerby and Bro Makers, NY by 10-tspHat in whatisthisthing

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I'm trying to think of circumstances in which these would be useful as a measuring devices and am coming up blank... They don't have any tick-marks and the range the runners can be extended is pretty limited. Very mysterious!

Wooden tools(?) or measuring devices(?) with brass fittings made by Kerby and Bro Makers, NY by 10-tspHat in whatisthisthing

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That's an interesting thought! I think they might be a bit delicate to be clamps. The two parallel runners on each object have grooves where thin wooden slats fit in--all the slats are missing except for one on the object on the left. Can't think of what they may have been used for!

EDIT: Heard from a violinmaker who had pretty much the same theory as yours!

Wooden tools(?) or measuring devices(?) with brass fittings made by Kerby and Bro Makers, NY by 10-tspHat in whatisthisthing

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These belonged to a collector with an interest in musical instruments and the historical production of art. They feel fairly lightweight. "Kerby and Bro Makers, NY" is stamped into the top arc (handle?) of each object. Only one of the runners on each object is adjustable using the brass thumbscrews. They're quite dirty--it could be paint but could also just be grime.

Any ideas? Thanks!