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The pivot point also intrigues me, I can't see how they attached the 2 halves together. No metal or wooden pin going through both parts. You would think that if they glued the 2 halves together that it wouldn't move or work then. I can't seem to get the 2 sides even apart, to figure out how they did it. Without fear of accidentally breaking I, so I stopped trying to take it apart. Does anyone know anything about these unique wooden pliers, and just what they were used for? Greg Shinnie Country: Canada | Posts: 8361 Dan Engine Wiper Posted - 08/12/2019 :  4:41:22 PM     Greetings, I have seen similar "tools" except made of metal, most likely wrought iron. They also have a half lap hinge and no apparent pivot pin (it is there, just not easily seen). If the cross section of one of the jaws is C shaped and the other jaw is a matching round shape so they nest together then they may be a toy version of antique hair or wig curlers. If the jaws are flat, like regular pliers, then I would go with a ship in a bottle tool explanation. All the best, Dan Country: | Posts: 152 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  5:46:03 PM       Does it come apart if you open it as far as you can? Country: USA | Posts: 5396 Ensign Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:10:53 PM     Dan & Mike, thanks for your posts. The more I look at this thing, the more confused I am about how it was made. One of my friends thinks it all carved out of a single piece of wood. I would find that even more amazing! Anyways... I should have posted better detail photos of this wooden wonder, in the first place. So here they are now, first up what I think could be a makers mark. Looks like they possibly used a rubberstamp to apply it on the wood. Now the next photos focus on the pivot point, this first photo shows how this pivot looks when the plier is wide open looking from the 2 handles. You can see how one side of the plier goes right through the other side. However either end of each half of this plier is bigger than the pivot point opening is. So how did they get them together? This is how it looks from the needle nose end. The jaws are both flat. This is how the pivot point looks from the sides. The person that made this, is truly a craftsman. Greg Country: Canada | Posts: 8361 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:25:45 PM     Dig the toast out of the toaster without getting electrocuted? :-) dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7848 Rick Administrator Premium Member Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:28:19 PM     Apparently it is carved from one piece of wood. Did a quick search and fornd this: https://makezine.com/2016/09/01/carve-pair-working-pliers-single-piece-wood/ Country: USA | Posts: 23003 Ensign Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:29:39 PM     Dave, that's really funny! Though they could work for that, if they were handy. Greg Country: Canada | Posts: 8361 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:31:01 PM       Here’s a video showing how it’s done: https://makezine.com/2016/09/01/carve-pair-working-pliers-single-piece-wood/ You have a fancy one intended to stump the uninitiated. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 5396 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:32:07 PM       Rick beat me to the draw. Here’s another video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LfAi0GhXwGo He makes it look like he’s cutting butter. Edited by - Michael Hohn on 08/12/2019 6:37:04 PM Country: USA | Posts: 5396 Ensign Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:35:25 PM     quote: Originally posted by Rick Apparently it is carved from one piece of wood. Did a quick search and fornd this: https://makezine.com/2016/09/01/carve-pair-working-pliers-single-piece-wood/ Rick, thanks for posting that link for us, well I guess that answers that then! So it is made from one piece of wood. Amazing! Greg Country: Canada | Posts: 8361 Ensign Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:36:18 PM     Mike, thanks for providing that link to that "How to video" on making wooden pliers. They look a little crude, compared to the lovely curved handles and perfectly formed needle nose shape that this one that I have shown has. Greg Edited by - Ensign on 08/12/2019 7:20:02 PM Country: Canada | Posts: 8361 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 08/12/2019 :  6:42:47 PM     Wow! Cool! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 6783 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  7:35:08 PM       Yours are virtually a piece of art. Somebody had fun making them as well as a sense of design. Country: USA | Posts: 5396 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 08/12/2019 :  7:44:13 PM     quote: Originally posted by Michael Hohn Yours are virtually a piece of art. Somebody had fun making them as well as a sense of design. What Mike said! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 6783 railman28 Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  8:43:10 PM     They remind of a pair of pliers my Dad used to retrieve swallowed fish hooks. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5261 Ensign Fireman Posted - 08/12/2019 :  9:29:00 PM     quote: Originally posted by railman28 They remind of a pair of pliers my Dad used to retrieve swallowed fish hooks. Bob Bob, that is interesting! My wife's uncle liked to fish, so perhaps it's a fishing tool? I guess it would float in water, should you drop it while in a boat. 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