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Marking and cutting gauges are simple but essential layout tools for furniture making. There are several styles, but all of these tools are used to scribe reference lines in wood, either with the grain or perpendicular to it. Gauges have wood or metal Read More
The Blue Spruce knife features a versatile blade design and a comfortable turned handle...
The Veritas wheel-style marking gauge is a low-cost version of this popular design. It is also available with a microadjuster....
The MG-3 marking and depth gauge from Bridge City Tool Works has a 6-in. capacity and is also available with a metric scale....
Colen Clenton’s pin-style marking gauge is made of she-oak with brass inlay and parts. These tools are handmade in Australia....
This high-end mortising gauge from Australian toolmaker Colen Clenton is made from rose she-oak and features brass inlay and parts....
Woodjoy’s Brazilian cherry marking gauge is reversible and can be used to mark along flat or curved surfaces....
This knife-style marking gauge from Crown Tools is made from rosewood and brass....
This is a low-cost pin-style marking gauge best used for marking across end grain or parallel to the grain....
The Tite-Mark combination marking gauge features a micro-adjustable fence and is available in two lengths....
The Hock violin knife uses a single piece of steel that forms both blade and handle. It scored highly in our tests....
This gauge from Japan Woodworker features two adjustable knives that are reversible for use with either hand....
One of the two cutters on this mortise gauge from Japan Woodworker can be recessed into the fence to mark a single scribe line....
This beech wood combination gauge from Marples is two sided with a single spur on one side for marking single lines and a double spur on the ...
Also called scratch gauges, Starrett’s marking gauges feature square cutters and adjusters. They were originally designed for scribing metal...
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