Some wheel-type marking gauges have the advantage that the cutting edge is at the very end of the stem. However, some people (me included) do not get on with that kind of gauge. This is an alternative approach, with a cutter mounted in a hole at 45 degrees to the axis of the stem and secured with a grub screw. The cutter is made of 3 mm diameter silver steel rod, unhardened but still fairly hard and capable of being filed by the user to any desired point shape. The hole in the stock has a slug of nylon to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the locking screw and the stem. The wood is mahogany, re-cycled from an old piece of furniture.
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A marking gauge with a slight difference
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Pete Maddex
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I do like a nice marking gauge and that’s a nice one.
Pete
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Cabinetman
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Very nice indeed, is the shaft thick enough to drill the other end for a pencil?
Doug
Old Oak
That looks great, nice & compact :eusa-clap: can the cutter be reversed so the flat surface is facing down?
Dr.Al
Old Oak
That's lovely. Another one for my plagiarise list
Thanks for all your comments.
Andy, I turned the end of the locking screw knob freehand. The ball on the end of the stem was also turned freehand.AndyT":8yx7ekgz said:
Cabinetman, It is 1/2" diameter so a standard size pencil would be a bit big. A "diary" pencil would probably be OK.Cabinetman":8yx7ekgz said:
Doug, the cutter can be rotated fully - the upper end has a slot so it can be turned with a small screwdriver.Doug":8yx7ekgz said: