This is a vintage jig originally used by the Willits Brothers for drilling holes in the kingplanks (a central plank in the center of a wooden boat) of their canoes. This is a fascinating piece of boat-making history and would be a really cool collectable for a maritime enthusiast. This comes from Tacoma's own Willits Brothers Canoe Co. Makers of a highly sought after "double planked" canoe design that was constructed until the mid 60s. Very cool piece of Pierce County industrial, and canoe building history. Now ready to help bend some wood planks or even composite decking material. Learn more about it here! Please note that several Willits experts reviewed the material as items from the workshop that were not critical to telling the story of the Willits Brothers (hence why we have it and not the museum). Most of their collection is in the museum's property now.