M. Reich's Beautiful Old Solid Brass Mitering Tool (?) vintage kachina doll Photos show the wonderful alternating

Photos show the wonderful alternating and layering use of purple

6 5/8" long

sharpening what looks like a knife but perhaps is some other tool on this grinding wheel

flat metal pin and are fairly easily found) to open

and the remnants of old green paint (a bit hard to see in photos

M. Reich's Beautiful Old Solid Brass Mitering Tool (?) vintage kachina doll Photos show the wonderful alternatingI can't find another tool quite like this, but it sure is a beautiful thing. My guess is that it is a mitering tool of some sort, and I wonder perhaps if M. Reich was perhaps a frame maker? Whatever the case, I have to think Reich valued it a great deal, stamping it with his (or her) name a total of seven times (!)) and I'd think brought a lot of joy, too, as it is a tremendously satisfying thing to hold in one's hand. Solid brass (I believe brass