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My Mortise and Marking Gauges

MrRick
MrRick
in General Woodworking

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Though I have other marking gauges including one from Lee Valley, I wanted to make a pair of my own

So I made these Mortise and Marking Gauges. They are made out of Red Oak.

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The heads on both work the same way. You unlock the locking tapered wedge, position the head and re- lock the wedge. Pushing on the narrow end unlocks it. Pushing from the wider end locks it.

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This is the scribing pin end of the marking gauge.

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Here's what the marking gauge looks like disassembled.

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As mentioned, the mortise gauge head (below) locks and unlocks the same way as the marking gauge above. You can use it also as a marking gauge. The top scribing pin allows you to rotate the gauge and use as a marking gauge. The two scribing pins allow you to use as a mortise gauge.

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To adjust the scribing pins for mortising you unlock the head wedge first.

Then you unlock the little wedge at the rear. This allows the bar to slide.

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Then you relock it.

You can space the mortise spacing you what you like.

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Thanks for looking!

Cheers!!

MrRick

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    Love the locking mortise

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    Those are the beautiful tools Rick. I especially like the adjustable mortice marking one. Very clever. Thanks for sharing the detailed pictures.

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