just a wood tool thing?

[mojjax]

I found it in our old barn . Needs id . Thanks !

 

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[intimer]

brick masons or surveyors carry such things wrapped with string for 'level'.
that's on the level, but may or may not be accurate

mike

 

[cheese]

Looks like a trap or snare catch stick/trigger stick.

 

[trikikiwi]

an apple tree branch
cut off in its prime
Mike

 

[AKiwi]

I think cheese has nailed it

Paul

 

[Newt]

It could be a "push" for woodworking.
Newt

 

[intimer]

here's a thought?

the 'blue snap line' chalk use to come in cones or cakes, but i believe it was white back in the day. the user had to pull against the chalk to get enough chalk on the string to do the job. i believe i remember [believe me there is some question! ] seeing these cakes of blue chalk, or i guess white chalk, with string markings through them. i asked an old guy, "what it was"? he said, "speak in complete sentences"! actually he said 'who wants to go home with blue fingers?' naw just kidding he said if you get home first put a chalk mark on the board, and if i get there first i'll erase it'--this part is true...funny what you remember and less funny what you disremember!!!

there appears to be string markings on the wood thingy. the string had to be pulled tight. the question is how did they get the curve in the wood? ha ha! maybe a recycle part of a chair brace or some other ingenious device home made better than store bought!

also, the width of the straight piece looks "handily" handy?

hope you don't mind the 'chatter' in my finger tips! just pitching in!

this sight is fantastic with all the people giving honestly, freely and intelligently. just goes to show when ya gang up on a problem ya might just fix it!

mike

 

[dozer dan]

arm or leg part off an old chair or furniture?

 

[silverswede]

Being a trapper, I like what Cheese said. It could very possibly be part of a box or deadfall type of trap trigger. Figure 4 trap triggers can be googled with those words. Think you might have made and used a few maybe Cheese?

 

[taz42o]

Looks like part of a hand carved walking cane turned into a tool, as newt said to push boards through a table saw.Just another guess.

 

[cheese]

Nah, I'm not a trapper. I've just been a countryboy long enough, and have always had interest in wilderness survival.

 

[SWEATYSOCK]

what you have here looks to be a twine or cord tensioner used when repairing old chair seats. I've scoured the net but could only find a picture of a webbing stretcher. you can see the cut out edge on both tools, this is placed against the edge of a chair seat stretcher, the string is wound end over end (fitting into the grooves) then the stick is pulled down, levering against the stretcher and applying tension to the cord.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

I think it is a broken handle also

only I think plow