Faithfull FAIRCUT HarDWood Cutting Gauge, 6.5 cm*12.7 cm*12.5 cm

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Nothing quite beats the cutting gauge for scoring across the grain. For striking dovetail baselines and shoulder lines for tenons, dadoes and rabbets, it’s an especially accurate and handy tool. It can also be used to eliminate splintering when crosscutting by scoring the wood prior to sawing, though this requires an initial crosscut to within an inch or so of the final length to give the gauge an edge to ride against.

Accu-Gage (Metric): Solid and precision measuring instrument for making highly accurate height-of-cut adjustments on greens mowers. A marking gauge typically uses a pin to score the wood’s surface, while a cutting gauge uses a knife. However, the term marking gauge can encompass both types of layout tools. Can a marking gauge be used for mortises? Credit subject to status and affordability. Terms and conditions apply. Axminster Tool Centre Ltd trading as Axminster Tools is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Financial Services Register no. 704348. Combination gauges are a nice middle ground between simple marking gauges and mortise gauges. They have two pins on one side for mortise and tenon joints, and one pin on the other for everything else. These are great for beginners and people with small workspaces and limited tool storage. Above right is a later 2153 probably c.1962, not ‘plated’ and made of ‘Selected hardwood’, but showing the circular head tightening bolt. It had the additional point so as to act as a Marking Gauge, very similar to the #2153.1/2 gauge of 1938. Not marked as #2153T, but it should be!

But the gauge offers much more than a good fit. The pin is always in the most visible position and the trailing of the pin when marking means that the gauge faces the very least resistance.

bottom edges. The 2 photos below show that the gauge with ALL Phillips screws has a more pronounced curvature to the Top and Bottom of the Head and was thinner at 2.1/16″ The first step is to remove the wedge of the cutting gauge, which can be done by gently pushing the bottom of the wedge next to the blade. Be careful not to drop the blade when the wedge comes free, or you’ll probably have to spend extra time sharpening.

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Green speed meter: Measure green speed using the standardized ball roll measurement method (USGA specification) below] was available 1873-c.1909, and this Rosewood based Combination gauge is quite rare. It has a brass slide circular faced head secured by a brass screw. The under side has a ruled brass surface. . You can now mark out where to drill the hole for the pencil in the end of the beam. Unless the size of your pencil is very different from mine this should be 19mm in from the end. Make sure you measure your pencil with a Vernier first to establish the correct size for the hole, it should be the same size as your pencil. For a clean hole I would use a lipped and spur tipped drill bit to drill this hole with a pillar drill.