Guess what this is a photo of!

[Andy M.]

We have a winner. It is an ear mounted halogen light.

 

[DrThunder88]

Ear lights lack the quiet dignity of headband lights.

What's it?

 

[pacanis]

A clam shucker?

 

[Barbara L]

My husband didn't see it up close but was wondering if it is a pipe cleaner/scraper.

I wish we could make the picture bigger, but I don't know if that would really help me!

Barbara

 

[Mama]

oyster shucker?

 

[DrThunder88]

It is a pretty small picture. Here's a better one.



Not guessed so far.

 

[Buck]

Skinning knife?

 

[Andy M.]

It's not intended for use in the kitchen (on food), is it?

 

[pacanis]

It looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it.
So time for a WAG.... Is it a native Alaskan knife?

 

[DrThunder88]

Nope so far. And it's not a knife! I can see that it sort of looks beveled in that photo, but it is roughly the same thickness over the entire width.

 

[Barbara L]

Letter opener?

Barbara

 

[DrThunder88]

Not a letter opener. It's not used for cutting. The edges are all fairly blunt.

Sorry, I missed Andy M's question on the last page. No. It's not really a kitchen implement, but it serves the same purpose as a fairly common one.

 

[Andy M.]

How long is it?

 

[DrThunder88]

It's about 5.5 inches long.

 

[Andy M.]

It's about 5.5 inches long.

AHA! I thought so!

In that case...

I don't have a clue!

May I have a clue?

 

[cara]

do you have a picture from "above" and not from the side?

 

[DrThunder88]

Clue: It--and more specifically its significantly larger "partner"--are associated with one particular Asian culture.

 

[mudbug]

samurai knives?

 

[Buck]

Is it used for spreading something?

 

[Katie H]

Is it associated with Bonsai?