Schwarz/Roubo Try Square?

[jerry nazard]

Just downloaded the Chris Schwarz article in PWW on the Roubo try square. I think I'll attempt to churn out a couple this weekend. Has anyone already done this? -Jerry

[David Gendron]

Indeed, I made one try square in the style but befor Schwarz article! they are fun to make and fairly easy to and I'm sure if you follow the article, you wont have any problem!

[Robert Rozaieski]

Just downloaded the Chris Schwarz article in PWW on the Roubo try square. I think I'll attempt to churn out a couple this weekend. Has anyone already done this? -Jerry

Not based on Schwarz's article, but I've done a couple .

[Bruce Whitehouse]

I haven’t read Christopher Schwarz’s article but I downloaded a PDF copy of the Roobio pamphlet last year and spent some time turning out working copies of several of the depicted marking and measuring tools. I love the decorative elements in everything. One of the try squares started off life as a beautiful 10” version but didn’t survive a misplaced mallet blow.
BAW Roobio square.jpg

[harry strasil]

Not all Wood, I prefer Brass for the Blades.





I also have a 45 and a dovetail marker with brass beams, but no pics.

all of the above are about 20 years old.

[Mark Maleski]

I liked Cherubini's article on the squares a little more. Chris' article gave more step-by-step, but Cherubini's dealt with how to use them. Specifically, how to work with their accuracy, or presumed lack thereof.

Nice work, Harry! Is that a custom brand (your bowsaw), or did you carve it in. I think I recognize it from the Traditional Tools forum.

[harry strasil]

I brand all the tools I make with it,so they won't be mistaken for antiques.

[Rob Marshall]

Hi,

I know this topic is a bit old, but I recently got the Schwarz PDF on the Roubo try square which shows me how to make one using a table saw, which I don't have, so I was wondering if anyone had talked about how to make these who uses hand tools.

Also, I assume that the earlier reference to "Roobio pamphlet" should be: Roubo pamphlet. Where did you get it?

Thanks,

Rob

[Bill Houghton]

I brand all the tools I make with it,so they won't be mistaken for antiques.

Eventually, of course, they will be antiques, and some future poster on whatever strange interconnective thing replaces the Intertubes will be asking if anyone recognizes this bowsaw symbol.

Good on you, Harry, for creating a future mystery...

And lovely tools.

[Robert Rozaieski]

Hi,

I know this topic is a bit old, but I recently got the Schwarz PDF on the Roubo try square which shows me how to make one using a table saw, which I don't have, so I was wondering if anyone had talked about how to make these who uses hand tools.

Also, I assume that the earlier reference to "Roobio pamphlet" should be: Roubo pamphlet. Where did you get it?

Thanks,

Rob

Adam Cherubini wrote an A&M article several years ago about making & using wooden squares, using only hand tools of course.
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ar...ract?aid=12903

But really it's the same process. Just replace the table saw cuts in Chris' article with hand saw cuts and a chisel (i.e. for the bridle joint). Other than that, the process is no different.

[Larry Marshall]

I made several of them and did a blog post showing the process.

http://www.woodnbits.com/making-wood...o-try-squares/

[Rob Marshall]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for the pointer, but I got an "Error 404: Page not found" when I tried it, but I did find it by going to your blog and searching. The address I have is: http://www.woodnbits.com/?p=1922.

Great looking squares...That's a really odd sounding expression

Rob

[Rob Marshall]

Hi Bob,

Yeah, that's what I figured, I just thought that maybe someone would, if they hadn't already, do a "hand-tools version" of the Schwarz article...Or even something like a podcast on how to make your own marking tools...hint, hint

Thanks again,

Rob

[Rob Marshall]

Oh, one more thing about Larry's blog posts...for some reason the images aren't showing up in Firefox. It seems to work fine with IE and Google Chrome...not sure why that is. Probably some differences in the way the HTTP is being parsed by Firefox...nothing like a non-standard standard, or a standard with non-standard extensions

Rob

[Robert Rozaieski]

Hi Bob,
Or even something like a podcast on how to make your own marking tools...hint, hint

It's on the list of shows to do. Some of the content is even filmed already .

However, I have a B&C demo I'm preparing for a local club at the moment, so it won't be until after that. Maybe sometime in late Nov. if all goes well.