The scratch shave is nice, but for me it is rarely used. The item that I use all the time, is a marking gauge. When you need a precise line marked parallel with the side of a board, this is the tool to use.
The working part is the point that sticks up at the other end.
Here are the components;
The hole in the beam has a taper on it. The small ash dowel also has a taper. It is drilled large, most of the way through the center. Then a fine hole completes it. Four slits are cut part way throung on the point, so that when the awl is pushed through the hole, the four sections expand a bit. Then when the tapered dowel is pushed through the hole, it further compresses and holds the awl quite snugly.
Bob
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That’s a really neat way of turning the sqaure into a marking gauge.
Thanks, Jeremy!
Best part is it is a very simple and reliable way to do things.
Bob