Marking

Airbrushed Accents for Fine Furniture
February 28, 2025

Aspen Golann's process will help you take a creative and contemporary approach to a traditional American style.
JessEm Stainless-Steel Precision Rules and Squares
January 30, 2025

Rules and squares stay put for accurate marking.
Workshop tip: Drawing bow borrows tent-rope tightener
February 6, 2023

Shopmade clips help the bowstring stay in place.
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.
What’s the Lead in Your Pencil?
July 15, 2019

Vic Tesolin is really picky about what pencils he uses in the shop, and he's narrowed it down to three that cover all of his marking needs
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.
Does Your Tape Measure Up?
June 1, 2016

Tape measures have a hook at the end that moves in and out to compensate for inside and outside measurements. However, after years of constant use, the holes wear out and can move 1⁄16 in. or more. In this Drawing Board video, you’ll learn how to make sure that your tape measure is still reliable.
10 Essential Layout Tools
May 31, 2016

Ten tools that every woodworker should have to lay out their next project.

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