OurWorkbench

Someone found this in a sewing box and wondered if there would be some use for it when sewing.

It looks to be a replacement blade for a raspberry cane cutter. Any idea if it could be used for something else in a sewing room?

JustGail

If the inside is sharp, I'd say a heavy duty seam ripper. Like for canvas or leather seams.
How large is it?
Otherwise, my guess would be that it simply ended up there "for now" until it got put to its proper place.

OurWorkbench

I think it is one of those "for now" places, too. I'm not sure how big it is, but looks bigger than would be needed for leather or canvas. https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop...ter?item=ED725
https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop...ter?item=ED726

QuiltE

There's all kinds of weird things in my sewing room! So here's a guess ...

... for cutting chopsticks, bamboo sticks or small dowels into usable sizes.
Kind of like a mini-saw.

sewbizgirl

It could have been mounted and used to cut chain piecing apart, back in the days before the little cutters that use old rotary blades.

illinois

I'll bet the person who owned that sewing box wondered where they put that!

OurWorkbench

That seems like something I would do. How often we put things for safe keeping and then forget where it was.

Tartan

If you lived in the middle of a cane field and your sewing machine was in front of the window, you might dash out and cut the cane obstructing your view?😂

sloscotty

The person was a costume designer and had planned on using that in a pirate costume?

Lady Diana

It is a replacement blade for a raspberry cane cutter. I googled it, exactly the same as pictured.