Here’s an interesting couple of marking gauges (right names?) from the two chests.
One is of mahogany, with a turned locking knob and wear-shoe of boxwood (or a similar hard cream-coloured wood).
The other is a wheel and spur gauge, wheel at one end, spur (held in place by a machine screw in the end of the rod) at the other. Machined brass sliding plate. Cleaned up nicely, has a comfortable used feel. Always wanted one!
Malcolm
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both are marking gauges as you say, Malcolm, but I would describe the large one as a panel gauge. With the large bearing surface of the stock offering stability the width of wide panels for cabinet parts is scribed. Slainte.
Richard Jones Furniture
Agree Richard. I had one something like it when I made furniture in mid Wales in the 80s. Plainer, shorter, beech I think. This one's more like a piece of sculpture!
Malcolmhttp://www.macpherson.co.nz
Come on Malcolm, you must be saving the good stuff ...surely there was a plane or two?The brass marking gauge is getting warmer...
I made my own gauge.Philip Marcou
Edited 9/23/2005 8:01 am ET by philip
Only a few woodies, philip. There may once have been metal planes, but I doubt if they'd have been collector quality. I didn't get any.
Malcolmhttp://www.macpherson.co.nz
sweet gauge, phillip.cool metric tape too. Lots better than halving 13 11/16" in your head.Ken Werner
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