Pair of Antique Handmade Hardwood (Presumed Mitering) Tools, Personalized watercolor pin prick portrait )--and this is among the

)--and this is among the most beautiful I've seen

as an example

5" l x 1 3/4" w x 2" t and in excellent shape

I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars

The wood is aged and there are a few spots of what I think is a little white paint on the side and back

Pair of Antique Handmade Hardwood (Presumed Mitering) Tools, Personalized watercolor pin prick portrait )--and this is among theSo many beautiful old tools (and wooden objects) in the world! I do force myself to resist a lot of them, but sometimes I can't, as was the case with these, each of which appear to have been carved from one piece of wood, and which one just wants to hold and use to draw straight lines and 45 degree angles over and over again! I believe these would have been used by a carpenter furniture maker, or perhaps a framer, for mitering corners. Now, they could