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Reed Rounding Die for Basket Weaving

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    Posted 4 years ago

    hotairfan
    (412 items)

    This is an 18th Century tool that was used to pull a rush reed of somewhat round shaping through this die to shape a rounder and smoother reed that was then used in weaving the reeds into a basket.

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 4 years ago
      A very neat little tool!! I would have never guessed what this is.

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