The feedback I received as to whether other countries and indeed continents has their own woodworking magazines is as expected disappointing if not alarming. As expected, the US, Britain and Australia seem to lead in that they have a sufficient array of magazines to keep a modest amount of articles about the art and craft…
Marking gauges – getting to the point As with the single pin marking gauge, the twin pin mortise gauge still proves the most practical gauge for me and one I would buy first over any other bar none. Mortise gauges come in different shapes but size varies only minimally. Asia has its own models that…
These past few days we have been creating a new series of how-to’s and these are the outcome of some of what we did. I made the pine version here and we finished the whole production today. We hope it will be available in time for you to make some Christmas gifts following online. I…
I think that it helps to see hand positions on tools and my best thoughts are to show from photographs how best to arrange and then practice using them. With the gauge issue, I have come across hundreds of people who struggle to use great force when the opposite is what is exact to task….
Paul, Just wanted to drop you a line and share a success with you. I met you at the Baltimore Woodworking Show in January and was captivated by the things you could do with hand tools. I bought your book and DVD set that day at the show. I also signed up for and attended…
There are of course several types of European marking gauges that come in different shapes and sizes and I should like to see these as images here, to see how and why they differ, what woods they are made of and so on. If anyone has a picture of say a Polish or Belgian gauge…
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The simplest marking gauge is obviously the single pin gauge and of course it doesn’t take much to adapt this to mark out mortises, just a little imagination. I have bought these gauges for 20 pence here in the UK on a regular basis. On the internet new and packaged marking gauges seem to sell…
Marking gauges of different types There are many different types of marking gauges used by woodworkers all of which comprise a stock and and a stem or beam and some kind of pointed marker or cutting blade. The stock and beam of most 99% of gauges are made from wood, whereas with more modern types…