1. Nope
  2. I immediately thought the same thing.
  3. Is it a weaving shuttle?
  4. No. I could only imagine it would be quite painful to use. Barry got one of these out of a locker on storage wars the other day.
  5. How big is it? If small is it an antique device used to trim finger nails?
  6. I think that steel hook is not a cutter but a square guide. The end of the peg has those notches, as if to hold against something. It's some kind of a bench dog or variable clamp.
  7. Red is zeroing in on it. He is very close. It has a very specific purpose. As for the size, It is made to fit in ones hand so probably 5 or 6 inches give or take.
  8. Why wood and not all steel? What ever it is gripping . . . they don't want to scratch it or it is slippery.
  9. You are right there amigo, you have to be sweating right now you are so warm.
  10. Is it gripping skin?