# can anyone identify this tool

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154 "2010-11-28T07:08:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![reillyscapes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@reillyscapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reillyscapes)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154/1 "2010-11-28T07:08:11Z")

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it is a slightly curved plastic handle about 5" long with a indentation for a finger on the end with a small metal v shaped end that has what looks to be a plastic clip on it sorry for the lack of description this thing is baffling me

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154/2 "2010-11-28T11:04:53Z")

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Varient on a [lino block cutter](http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-linoleum-cutters/)?

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**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154/3 "2010-11-28T13:21:16Z")

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Need picture.

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**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154/4 "2010-11-28T13:34:04Z")

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> [@Lanzy](#):
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> Need picture.

And punctuation.

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tool/562154/5 "2010-11-28T13:35:31Z")

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Is it for cutting paper? Is there a razor edge inside the V?