Tool or junk?
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Sarah Peck on Nov 16, 2014Ok. It looks like a wire stem for making an artificial floral bouquet. That's just a guess. ;)Helpful Reply
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Adrianne C on Nov 16, 2014I inherited a tool from my dad that it took me 20 years to discover what it was!Helpful Reply
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T-4-2 on Nov 17, 2014Hello. I was intrigued by your question & this odd utensil. Because you say you found it among crafting supplies; my best guess is that it is an etching tool used for creating designs in clay/pottery before the clay piece is fired. Its handle is consistent with how ceramic tools are fashioned. Perhaps the coil slides up and down to vary and control the width of the design on the clay while the thin wires allow for a lighter free flowing effect of the etching tool. If so, it may be custom and one of a kind. Well, that’s my best guess.Helpful Reply
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Teri Mauerman Shehorn on Nov 17, 2014I think its a needle threader for embrodery floss or yarn.Helpful Reply
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Myrna Engle on Nov 17, 2014It's a pick up tool. Mechanics use them to retrieve dropped nuts and bolts.Helpful Reply
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Myrna Engle on Nov 17, 2014Take my guess back. I think T-4-2 is right.Helpful Reply
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Xena Nierobisz on Nov 17, 2014Thank you for your answers. I still not sure for 100%. I used your suggestions to find it online and nothing. I don't see it among whisks or sculpting tools. Hmmm.Helpful Reply
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Deb on Nov 17, 2014Yup - I'd go with the clay answer. Before joining two pieces of wet clay, you must scratch or roughen the two surfaces to be joined. This is a tool for doing that.Helpful Reply
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Deb on Nov 17, 2014I've heard similar tools called a "sgraffito" tool. (They can also be used to do sgraffito, which is when you use them to scratch a picture into special paper that has, for instance, a black layer over a multicolored layer. By scratching into the black layer, you remove it to reveal the multicolored background below, and therefore create a picture. The commercial forms of this are just called "scratch art".Helpful Reply
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Deb on Nov 17, 2014No, the ones I've seen like that are just wire cut-off at the end. You might try asking an art teacher at a Middle or High School. I'm a retired art teacher, but some of the newer folks might be able to help you better than I'm able to.Helpful Reply
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Bonnie387 on Nov 17, 2014Looks like a cord puller, Like when a cord comes out of garment, you thread it threw the garment hook the cord on and pull it threw. (if that makes sense)Helpful Reply
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Xena Nierobisz on Nov 17, 2014I will check it outHelpful Reply
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Guyos3n1 on Nov 17, 2014I am in agreement with T-4-2. It looks like a tool for working with unfired clay objects.Helpful Reply
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Kim on Mar 26, 2015I was doing a little browsing & I came up with this: I think that it has to do with a craft called "Viking Knit". There are a few how to's on Pinterest. MayBe?Helpful Reply
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