Sliding Bevel Gauge

Sliding bevel gauge is an adjustable gauge for setting and transferring angles. It does not require a lot of material so it can be made of any remaining wood and the structure of the tool is very simple, it could be made quite quickly.

I cut 2 thin slices of wood, one for the handle and the other for the blade. I cut the first one into 2 parts and cut down a small piece in 45 degrees from the blade. I glued them together to have the handle. After I made several holes in the blade to get the sliding are. At this moment it looked like this:

The most difficult thing was to find a special screw which can be twisted easily by hand. After some searching I found a proper one. I applied some oil on the wood and put it together.

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.