Large Iron piece?????

[Foster]

Found this at a mid 1800's home place site. What is it?

 

[Foster]

Better picture.

 

[elee]

Are the holes different sizes? Threaded? How thick? My first thought is a die of some sort, with one handle broken off. Possibly for making wood dowels or pegs of different sizes? Interesting!!
Elee

 

[Foster]

The center hole is the largest. Then the next two on each side of the center are smaller, but just a like each other. And so on, and so on. They are threaded, and it's a half inch thick. Looks like there was a handle identical to the one attached, on the opposite side.

 

[Monty]

With two handles it would be shaped like a wood shaving tool, but I can't figure why the threaded holes? Monty

 

[savant365]

I wonder if that could have been used to cut threads into wooden dowels or handles?

 

[Foster]

Hey! Now there's a thought!