Never seen such a thing per se, but I do have similarly ended devices that are,
I
understand, wax carving tools used by jewellers and such.

Cheers, Alf


On 7 Sep 2017, at 22:14, Erik Levin via OldTools  wrote:

> I have had this kicking around for a long time. The handle is hard rubber,
about 12mm diameter, and the ferrules are silver or pewter. Total length with
both ends installed is about 200mm. The blade is not sharp on the edge, nor does
it appear to ever have been. The edge on the oval end is also not sharp.
> 
> Anyone recognize it? (The wood used to prop it is a slug of curley maple from
a tree I helped take down a number of years ago. Really, really nice wood)

> 
https://flic.kr/s/aHsm8fu4yc