Marking

Marking Product Finder

• Q & A: Marking Knife Cuts Wrong Board

  by Michael Pekovich

• Tool Test: Marking Knives

  by Steve Latta

  Marking knives are simple tools, but crucial to fine craftsmanship. A good one will cut wood fibers cleanly, leaving a crisp line that's deep enough to anchor a ...

• Video: Tool Review Video: Marking Knives

  with Steve Latta

  What's behind the FWW tests, plus the editor's top picks

• What's the Difference: Pin Gauges vs. Slicing Gauges

  by Steve Latta

  A closer look at these marking tools for scribe lines

• Great Gifts for Woodworkers

  by Fine Woodworking editors

  Editors share gift ideas and items on their wish list from cool power tools to basic hand tools you shouldn’t live without

• Video: Sharpen a Marking Gauge Cutter

  with Scott Gibson

  Improve a pin-style marking gauge to mark clean lines across grain

• 11 Essential Measuring and Marking Tools

  by Chris Gochnour

  Careful layout is crucial to a woodworking project. Measure or mark a part inaccurately and it almost certainly will cause problems. With that in mind, Chris Gochnour ...

• Video: Modify Your Marking Gauge

  with Scott Gibson

  Pin-style marking gauges have a single cutter that will work better with a couple of quick fixes

• Choosing Marking Tools

  by Scott Gibson

  Marking gauges employ knives and wheels, and each desigh has its advantages. Mortise gauges employ two cutters for parallel lines. This objective overview shows ...

• Accurate Joinery Starts With a Marking Knife

  by Mario Rodriguez

  Whether you’re cutting with machines or by hand, working to a single clean line is essential. Mario Rodriguez works to a reliable scribed line, so it will withstand ...

• Essential Tools

  by Michael Dunbar

  Michael Dunbar explains what tools a novice woodworker should purchase first and how to evaluate them. If he had it to do over again, he’d start off by getting ...

• A Basic Layout Kit

  by Horst J. Meister

  A good try square, a ruler, and a marking knife are the fundamental layout tools that few serious woodworkers can get along without, writes Horst J. Meister. Add ...

• Marking Out

  by Frank Klausz

  Frank Klausz explains how to use, and why to use, a marking gauge. It’s the fastest and most accurate way he knows to lay out lines for cutting joints and to mark ...

• Cutting Gauge

  by John Lively

  Unlike the ordinary marking gauge, whose steel scribing pin is designed to mark along the grain, the cutting gauge is equipped with a cutting spur, which should ...

• Two Tools

  by Jim Richey

  This quick article extols the virtues of simple, but valuable, tools: the planemaker's saw and small marking gauge. And you can use the saw to make the gauge. The ...