What is this tool called? It's driving me crazy.

Well, it is some kind of wood plane. Perhaps for doing fancier molding, what with the "V" and everything.
Was not able to find anything on D. F. Mfg though.

 

It does look like a moulding plane or rabbit (rebate) plane.

 

V-shaped (v-blade) finger plane?

My first guess was some kind of Finger plane. The 'v' shape has me going, because what use is it. A plane shaves off a flat coil of wood, whether straight, angled or v-shaped. The edge of the blade is actually carved in the shape of the molding profile (like a key, if that makes sense) to plane moldings. This v is in the opposite direction for a molding, I believe. Perhaps it was used on the out side edges of a violin, or along the very thin edge of a piece of the violin face before it was glued in place to make a beveled edge or even a pointed edge?

 

Book, look at #132 on the following link. It is a *.pdf, adobe acrobat file, on a tool auction website. Like af said, it says it is a V-tool. There is a pic and a little info:

"Brass V-tool (beader) by OF MFG. CO. Double sided cutter. Tool is 6" long. G $30 - $60.

http://www.hansbrunnertools.com/Marchsalefinal.pdf

--- Susan

 

Oooops, not af, but lilfont that mentioned a V something.

--- Susan

 

BTW, OF Mfg rather than DF Mfg.

--- Susan

 

Where as I said nothing at all?
boohoo
I'm gonna go eat worms now.

 

Yes I think you found the exact same tool.

I was sort of looking at the bookatoo's photos wrong, I thought the blade was flat, and after looking at your link, and back here I see the actual blade is 3-d, or bent up.

 

Now, now, Messilane, dry your tears or your rouge will run.

You got a "like" early on for your response (because I had already called DH in to confirm my "plane" theory). LOL

 

It's my eye make-up I worry about . . .

 

Wellll, now that I know what to call it, pray tell, what is a "beader" other than one who strings beads!



--- Susan

 

Different form but same use

 

Ladybranch: "Wellll, now that I know what to call it, pray tell, what is a "beader" other than one who strings beads!"

I'm wild-eyed guessing it has something to do with the construction/installation of "beadboard."

http://www.oldhousejournal.com/magazine/2006/feb/beadboard.shtml

 

Now I'm upset, y'all are making fun of my latest picture! BTW, Messi, where did you get my pic? Are you one of those Cloud hackers that got into my pictures. Thank goodness you didn't post one of my nude selfies.

--- Susan

 

Susan, I'm saving those for a rainy day.

 

Terry and yourturn, thank you for the explanations of what a beader is used for.

--- Susan