marking gauges

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gauges for woodworking, scratch gauges A gauge or scribe is an essential tool for any traditional woodworking, yet it is often overlooked by modern woodworkers since it is not needed at all for machine processing. they are exceeddingly simple to make. So grab some scrap hardwood and go to it! the wedges are all drawn at a 1:7 slope. the lump on the narrow end is necessary to keep it from falling out when loose. I find it usefull to have a couple of small ones on the bench and one or two large ones for pannel layout on larger pieces. the far right one in the drawing is one I found at an antique shop, it has a curious cam/toggle for it's wedge. the scratch pins are just small nails driven thru the beam, or you can drill a hole for a pencil and split the end of the beam with a saw, add a screw across the width to clamp the pencil in place (see far end of beam on #5. nomenclature: the block body is called a stock, the wedge is called a (wait for it.......) wedge, and the bar with the scratch pin is the beam the 3rd one in line is probably the easiest to make, drill the hole for the wedge first, in the example it is3/8' dia, 1/2' would work welll too. if you want a full round beam drill the beam hole so that it overlapps the wedge hole by about 1/3. if you make a flat on your beam ( see drawing ) drill the beam hole so that it intersects 1/2 of the wedge hole. I have found that the wedge grips better with a flat. #gauge #mark #marking #scratch #woodwork