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<p>[QUOTE="sivi0505, post: 266961, member: 2486"]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what this tool is? Is it an awl of some sort? Sewing needle for Paul Bunyan? The metal needle part measures 12" and the handle is 5". I don't know if you can tell from the pictures but the metal rod part is round but the tip is almost flat. The wooden handle is also flat on one side. </p><p><br /></p><p>A clue might be my mother was a seamstress and once owned a sewing factory, but I found it in the kitchen knife drawer. Maybe she used it for an ice pick!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any ideas!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84056[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84057[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84060[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sivi0505, post: 266961, member: 2486"]Hi All, Does anyone know what this tool is? Is it an awl of some sort? Sewing needle for Paul Bunyan? The metal needle part measures 12" and the handle is 5". I don't know if you can tell from the pictures but the metal rod part is round but the tip is almost flat. The wooden handle is also flat on one side. A clue might be my mother was a seamstress and once owned a sewing factory, but I found it in the kitchen knife drawer. Maybe she used it for an ice pick! Thanks for any ideas! [ATTACH=full]84056[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84057[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]84060[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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