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New Marking Gauge

firemedic

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I found myself in need of a mid size marking gauge for milling rough lumber (by hand of course) so I mocked this up. It needs a better screw and knob as well as some overall refinement but I'll likely build a new one and still use this one.

It's cherry, mahogany and curly pear. The knife is O1 steel and needs a bit more camber before I harden the cutting edge. it's pretty hefty and can mark up to about 20" wide.

I should have taken pictures along the way but it was a little de-stress project and I was so in the zone I just busted it out in a couple hrs.

It has a captive block of cherry inside the gauge that applies pressure to the beam when the screw is tightened.

Thanks for looking.

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Brink said:
Very nice! One thought, knurled brass thumb screw.
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Yeah, I'm thinking that would be nice too. I wish I knew a machinist capable of making em!
 
I love it Tom. That's just fantastic. I can see why this was a stress buster. I know how much you love the hand tools and this will definitely be a welcome addition to your collection. Awesome work my friend.
 
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Thanks Kenbo, I really needed a relaxing day back in the shop.

It's got me wanting to build a few more with improvements from what I learned from this one. The game changes a bit with a beam that long AND a knife. The next one will have an oval beam and a much longer captive locking pad. That should make a decent design an excellent one. I'm then going to downsize that to a smaller gauge.

All that will have to wait until I get Joe's scrub and smoother planes built though :)
 
Cool! A jumbo marking gauge, Looks Great! I love making jigs and handy tools as well.
 
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barry richardson said:
Cool! A jumbo marking gauge, Looks Great! I love making jigs and handy tools as well.
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Thanks


NYWoodturner said:
Tom - Thats awesome. I can see a final version in Mahogany or or curly cherry that would be an heirloom.
Scott
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Well, part of the reason I have to build Joe's planes first is because I'm planning to use some of the left over rosewood :yipee:
 
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