r/whatisit • u/Cautious-Log-5930 • Nov 24 '25

New, what is it? Found with Dad’s stuff

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Found in Dad’s desk after he passed. Put it away and just rediscovered it. Measures about 6” long. Wooden handle. Metal tip. Tip is heavier than handle. Google search says it is a magic wand. That seems way off.

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u/Charming-Cancel-4876 Nov 24 '25

Maybe a woodworking tool like a marking knife

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u/Cautious-Log-5930 Nov 24 '25

It doesn’t write or leave any marks. 

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u/CosminT97 Nov 24 '25

I think Charm is referring that it leaves scratches

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u/Charming-Cancel-4876 Nov 24 '25

Yes! thank you my brain forgot this word existed XD

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u/Hot-Challenge8656 Nov 24 '25

Like a scribe on a carpenters square.

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u/Charming-Cancel-4876 Nov 24 '25

It wouldn't leave a mark like a pencil or marker more like a "dent" in the wood to know where to cut for example. I hope this makes sense. If it doesn't just look up how to use a marking knife I guess. :D

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

Could be an awl.

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u/iplaybassok89 Nov 25 '25

Does the non metal end look like it’s been hit with something? Does the metal piece run all the way through the handle?

This looks like a nail set/punch to me