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Friday, February 12, 2010

Marking Gauge

After some small projects I realized that exact markings are very important in woodworking. It can save a lot of time especially if I have to correct some error because of the "lazy" sketch drawings. So I decided to create some layout tools to make the work easier. I did not want to go to the first shop an buy a set of layout tools because I enjoy working more with the ones I made.

The marking gauge was the first choice to create. I found a detailed article in the Popular Woodworking magazine about this tool.

I found a piece of beech tree and followed the construction description of the download-able PDF version. For the pin I used a simple sharped nail. I was a bit afraid of loosing it's edge soon, but after several tests it still had it.

Marking gauge