Tom Becnel
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I found myself in need of a mid size marking gauge for milling rough lumber (by hand of course) so I mocked this up. It needs a better screw and knob as well as some overall refinement but I'll likely build a new one and still use this one.
It's cherry, mahogany and curly pear. The knife is O1 steel and needs a bit more camber before I harden the cutting edge. it's pretty hefty and can mark up to about 20" wide.
I should have taken pictures along the way but it was a little de-stress project and I was so in the zone I just busted it out in a couple hrs.
It has a captive block of cherry inside the gauge that applies pressure to the beam when the screw is tightened.
Thanks for looking.
It's cherry, mahogany and curly pear. The knife is O1 steel and needs a bit more camber before I harden the cutting edge. it's pretty hefty and can mark up to about 20" wide.
I should have taken pictures along the way but it was a little de-stress project and I was so in the zone I just busted it out in a couple hrs.
It has a captive block of cherry inside the gauge that applies pressure to the beam when the screw is tightened.
Thanks for looking.