Marking Gauge Improved

[Tom Bender]

Making these recessed half blind dovetails my marking gauge didn't work out. Is recessed half blind the right term?

450068

Anyway I made this one with a shorter rise so it would bear against the end of the pins. Made the blade from an old utility knife blade. Sharpen first, cut off by grinding a line both sides then snap off.

450069

But it is a little crude so here's the improved version. Steel lockdown bearing and alignment grooves in the bar.

450070

450071

[Jim Matthews]

Two inlet dowels to insure three points of contact?

That's clever.

(I've been experimenting with Snap-Off blades for mine)

[Jim Koepke]

At one time my heavy handedness tended to break small drill bits. They were saved, my father raised me to be a pack rat. They can be ground to be great blades for marking gauges.

jtk

[lowell holmes]

See this thread

https://www.google.com/search?q=shop+me+dove+tail+marker&oq=shop+me+dove+tail+marker&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.24461j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8