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14th April 2013, 07:55 PM #1
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Some more marking gauges
Just finished these gauges in my 'new' style, where both pin & cutters are held in the brass tip by a grub screw. The brass tips have a stub dowel with a bit of thread on it so that it glues securely into the end of the shaft (very securely, I discovered when I tried to dismantle one that went awry!). Gotta justify the 4-jaw chuck I bought for my little lathe......
Some woods are just made for tool-making, dense & interesting, & sooo nice to hold when polished up. I reckon these 3 woods are up there with the best:
1. Dead finish pin & cutting gauge with matching marking knife (a truly spectacular bit of wood from Cliff - the photos don't do it full justice:
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2. Hairy Oak, pin & pencil gauges:
Hairy oak_a.jpgHairy oak_b.jpg
3. And the last bits of some really nice Olive I acquired about 12 years ago:
Olive_a.jpgOlive_b.jpgIW
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14th April 2013, 07:59 PM #2
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Very nice Ian. That Dead Finish is pretty special. Is it returning to Cliff?
Love the pencil gauge too. I have a CC pencil gauge and I think it is my most used gauge.
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14th April 2013, 08:02 PM #3
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Ian once again I am in awe of your craftmanship, these fine instruments are simply stunning. Are any for sale?
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14th April 2013, 08:04 PM #4
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Some more marking gauges
!!!! Wow. Ian, I didn't think these could any better but these are knock outs!
Do they have homes yet?
...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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14th April 2013, 08:05 PM #5
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If you go to the marketplace you can see the lurkers increase by the minute!
Originally Posted by Berlin
!!!! Wow. Ian, I didn't think these could any better but these are knock outs!
Do they have homes yet?
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14th April 2013, 09:18 PM #6
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I think so, but the recipients have been waiting for quite a while for these, & they may have decided to go elsewhere. If so, a pair or two may end up in the Marketplace, but don't hyperventilate, it will be a few weeks before that happens, if it does. Originally Posted by Berlin
.... Do they have homes yet?
And I will not be making any more gauges for the foreseeable future - have used up all the wood I had set aside for that purpose, and it will be quite some time before I have anything suitable that is dry enough to work! My next lot of She-oak still has birdies nesting in the trees...
Cheers,IW
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14th April 2013, 09:30 PM #7
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I say! Ian, your finest gauges yet! Congratulations on finding out how to lift the bar. They are magnificent.
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14th April 2013, 09:56 PM #8
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Ian I have seen some of your work on here before but these are superb. I'd be wheelin over to the market place with a front end loader bucket to clear a path.
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14th April 2013, 10:05 PM #9
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I already have 2 pups out of it. Originally Posted by NCArcher
Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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14th April 2013, 10:42 PM #10
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Very nice work Ian!
My favourite is Chris' wood. The grain is amazing and the contrast with the brass takes it to a high level. The gauge design is OK, just OK
Regards from Perth
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15th April 2013, 09:37 AM #11
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I think you mean "Cliff's" wood, Derek? I don't think he'll take offence, but we should give credit where it's definitely due Originally Posted by derekcohen
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I have to thank him for introducing me to a wood I'd never come across before, though the first time I took a plane to it, I said a few uncomplimentary things! Apart from its colour & lustre, the piece he sent me has one of the most interesting grain patterns I've seen in any wood. Unfortunately, that pattern makes it nearly impossible to plane cleanly on the tangential face. It turns nicely, as long as you keep your tools razor sharp & take light cuts, but it simply will not cut cleanly with any plane I tried, other than a scraper. I've gotten a bit used to it after a few attempts, and these didn't take quite as much sweat as the first lot. As I've said elsewhere, it takes a polish that reminds me of Ebony, so the results are worth the effort...
Design? I'm sure you could make them much more interesting, but I guess I have let the wood & brass do all the 'talking'. I started making gauges 40-something years ago, using a very basic gauge as a model. After some time, I decided they could be improved by making the stocks a little wider & deeper, to give better registration against the work piece. The size of these stocks (about 66 x 55 x 30mm thick) works much better, but is still a comfortable handful (once I knock the sharp edges off) and easy to manipulate. I shifted the knob to the top because I found that more convenient than side placement when setting. The 5/8" diameter knob is small enough that it doesn't get in the way, but still comfortable for fingers to turn, and the M6 thread, at 25 tpi, locks tightly with little torque needed. The brass tips for the shaft are the most recent addition. They make it simple to add the pins or cutters (or remove them for sharpening). I did adjust the size & placement of the brass wear strip more for appearance than anything else, but otherwise, these are definitely a 'form follows function' tool; they were 'evolved' not 'designed'.
Cheers,IW
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15th April 2013, 10:24 AM #12
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Very nice work as always Ian.
May I ask what you used for the pins/cutters?
Cheers,
Virg.
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15th April 2013, 10:47 AM #13
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Hi Virg., I used to use old broken drill bits, but my stock of those quickly ran out when I started making a few sets, so I've lately been using bright steel bar from McJing's. They sell it in 400mm lengths, in various sizes starting at 2mm (good for pins) on up. I use 4mm diam. for the cutters. It comes dead soft, so is easy to shape, and is water-hardening, so easy to harden. Originally Posted by Virgil
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15th April 2013, 10:51 AM #14
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Fantastic looking tools!!! It seems that if any of them go to the marketplace, we need to add 'Auction' feature there
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17th April 2013, 12:34 PM #15
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Beautiful tools. Huge WOW factor. The olive wood is just stunning...
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