I got a free 8 X 10 metal shed this Saturday - still in the (very collapsed) box. Me and a buddy went to pick it up; the old guy who bought it 10 years ago never assembled it and decided it was in the way.
It is a tie plate! You got it too fast. But here is what I found and I think it is cool. 1918 model parts lying around on my property. For an old time plow.
Ok. I'll take a shot. I found some pieces in the way back and cleaned them up/researched them. So I can post a few pieces and then what Google taught me. I'm going to make it hard so I'm going to post pics one at a time.
so you slide the tapered end into something and then hammer something into shape using the U as a mold. OR else you set the U end over something and slide the piece to be worked on onto the tapered end. Or neither. LOLOL.