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Marking Gauges

I like marking gauges. My first purchased one and my first made ones were disasters, but I have gotten better since then.

The first one worth keeping was this one.

Set of early tools
Unless it got knocked, this one did a nice job, but I was getting addicted to new tools.

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Carving Gauge

One my tool making  addictions is gauges.  Marking Gauges, Cutting Gauges, Slitting Gauges. I have made quite a few of them and just about all types and forms.

My new favorite is what I call a Carving Gauge.  It is kind of a hybrid between a slitting gauge and an OWT.

These are the prototypes, made from Mesquite, Osage, brass and steel.

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Do You have Enough Tools?

I love posts about workshops in other countries.   They show other methods of work holding, and working with tools.  Often times you see amazing work being done with a few simple tools.   What I really like is the simple tools.

But in every conversation about these tools, someone has to make the cheap shot [...]

Vagabond Tool Rack

I have finally finished my portable tool rack design.  It is a tool roll, rack and box, all in one.  Maybe not really a box, but then it may be better.  Read along, and you can be the judge.

Before I let the cat out of the bag and show you the vagabond tool rack,

let me give you the background on this project.

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Ecopoxy Update

I have been testing  Ecopoxy as an adhesive. They are not marketing it as an adhesive, but I think they really should. I love this stuff. Here is a fairly wicked test of a glue. any glue you choose to name.

This nice jagged chip is about to be glued.

To this [...]