what's this and usage

[praest]

Any body know what this is, and what's the use of if.
Mesaurement 172x25x5mm
engraved:
228
stridsberg
sweden

thanks
Jens Præst

[Al_The_Man]

Appears to be a gauge of some sort, closely resemble a wire or thickness gauge?
Al.

[jpfh]

This looks very much like a gauge used in tanneries pre WW2 in UK to check the thickness of leather in the final stages of the process of producing leather for shoes.
But I could be wrong!
jpfh

[orbyog]

I know what that is! thought most people had at least one lying around ;-) it's to space nails for a shake roof, the larger gauge the nail the further apart they can be spaced! 228 refers to the building code ordance number for that providence.

Honestly no idea!

As Al The Man quotes:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert E.

[octavio_bs]

It looks very much as the tools used to adjust the "tooth" in the saws to put each one in its correct position each other one is bended in the opposite direction, in spanish this is called "triscado" but haven't been able to find a translation.

I Attach a picture of a very old "triscadora"

[Oldmanandhistoy]

Originally Posted by octavio_bs in spanish this is called "triscado" but haven't been able to find a translation. I Attach a picture of a very old "triscadora"

Saw set

[octavio_bs]

Originally Posted by Oldmanandhistoy Saw set

Thanks, now I know a new english word