Shopmade DT marker

[Ken Werner]

I copied [stole] this design from a well known professional who has it for sale on his website. Its simplicity captivated me, and it works very well.

About 3 inches long, with a 10 degree angle.

[Mike Henderson]

Perhaps the proper phrasing should be "this was inspired by the design of a well known professional...":)

Nice looking - it should work well.

Mike

[Ken Werner]

Mike, you're very kind to offer a different spin.

Ken

[Jim Nardi]

I'd like mine to have a flat top it makes it easier to see if your marking knife is going offline. Always fun making jig's

[Andy Hsieh]

That is really nice - I've tinkered with the idea of making it...If I could ask a question or two:
how did you cut it? table saw, band saw or handsaw?
what type of wood did you use?

thanks

[Ken Werner]

I cut the 80 degree angles on my TS. I set the miter gauge to 10 degrees, and held the workpiece against a square piece of scrap. It's best to work with a longer piece - 8 inches or so, and then trim to length after machining.

The cheeks were cut on the band saw. Dimensions, and precise parts were adjusted with hand planes.

The wood is cherry.

[Geoff Irvine]

Hello Ken,
I got fed up with using the wrong end of the marker so I made one marker for the different ratios 1:6 1:7 1:8 and 90degrees out of a beech offcut. This offcut was quartersawn on end. I cut a T section as shown in the first picture. I used one of the square pieces to turn a handle for the warrington hammer in the fifth picture. Cutting the angles was a matter of setting the angle on a chopsaw and measuring the resultant angle on a waste piece until correct. I carved the letters on them with the marking knife - this is an old glass cutter with a blade made from a jigsaw blade as per Derek Cohen. I find the little squirrel tailed plane excellent for removing the arris.

[Geoff Irvine]

I missed one of the photos