Marking Gauges

Workshop tip: Quick way to sharpen a wheel-type marking gauge

March 24, 2022

Use a drill press and a small diamond honing plate.
Workshop Tip: Work backward with wandering hand tools

May 20, 2021

Realign the tool for each subsequent cut.
A Woodworker’s Layout Tools: Marking

November 29, 2019

Tom McLaughlin discusses the marking knives, gauges, pens, and pencils he uses every day in the shop.
A Woodworker’s Layout Tools: Measuring

November 28, 2019

Tom McLaughlin discusses the tape measure, rules, and squares he uses every day in the shop.
Tool Test: Marking Gauges

December 1, 2017

What really matters in a marking gauge, and which ones make the cut
Shopmade Cutting Gauge

March 29, 2017

Build your own cutting gauge and get better joints from the start, with cleaner, more accurate layout lines.
10 Essential Layout Tools

May 31, 2016

Ten tools that every woodworker should have to lay out their next project.
Make Your Own Marking Gauge

February 11, 2010

This shopmade marking gauge works better than anything on the market.
Mortise Gauge is Key to Tight Mortise-and-Tenon Joints

December 1, 2009

Q: I have trouble cutting mortises and tenons with hand tools. I cut the tenons too thick, and when I trim them they inevitably end up out of parallel with…
Quick Tip: A Jig for Marking Curves

July 21, 2008

Here’s an easy way to mark a line parallel to a curved edge

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