Object of the Day 16 – Castanets
One of a pair of castanets that belonged to my mother, who actually knew how to hold and and make them snap. I don't know where she came by them or the ability to play them, something to do with flamenco dancing.
This quite handy device is for copying irregular shapes in buildings such as fitting flooring around pipes or odd corners. It's made up of many thin steel pins that move individually. This was in my dad's double decker red tool box that we brought back from Eastern Washington. My dad built rustic side tables from wood felled on his property. I've never used it for it's intended purpose, but it's fun to play with.
