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13th December 2018, 03:15 PM #1
Marking gauges
Theses gauges are functional & comfortable to use, & (I hope) won’t look out of place beside your other ‘fine’ tools. The round beams work very smoothly, & are not affected when the beam shrinks or expands a little during dry or moist spells, you will not experience any binding or wobble with these gauges! The stocks approx. 66mm wide, 55 high & 30 thick. The beams are 18mm diameter by 200mm long. The dense wood gives them a good heft.
G1. Bull oak pair a. $160 Bull oak pr a.jpg
Bull oak (Allocasuarina leuhmanii) is reputedly one of the hardest woods on earth, so not the easiest to work with, but with its spectacular grain & fine-finishing ability, it’s worth the effort. They should give many lifetimes of faithful service. The matched pair consists of a pin & cutting gauge plus complementary matching marking knife.
G2. Bull oak pair b. $160 Bull oak pr b.jpg
As for G1
G3. Hairy Oak (A. inophloia) cutting gauge. $85 Hairy oak cut.jpg
Not as hard as Bull oak, but a spectacular wood. It's a bit easier to work with than Bull oak, but the growing trees can be heavily infested with wood-munching critters & you sometimes have your work cut out finding even gauge-sized, sound pieces.
G4. Ring Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) cutting gauge. $55 RG small cut.jpg
This is what I call a 'small' gauge, though it's about the same size as the ubiquitous Marples & Stanley marking gauges from the past, with a stock approximately 55 x 45 x 25mm. Ringed Gidgee isn't the easiest wood to work with but it’s always worth the trouble in the end.
Postage within Australia will be about $8 for single gauges, $12 for the pairs. If you wish to buy any of the above, post which number you want & PM me with a postal address. I'll PM or email you my bank details for a direct debit......
Cheers,IW
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13th December 2018, 03:35 PM #2Intermediate Member
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I would like any or all of them but my budget dictates I can afford single $85 dollar unit plus postsge. Thanks Eric
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13th December 2018, 04:18 PM #3Member
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ian ,
will take the g1 set and will message you .
cheers john.
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13th December 2018, 04:18 PM #4
I'll take the G4 ringed gidgee please Ian.
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Denim
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13th December 2018, 05:39 PM #5Senior Member
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I'll take the Last pair G2 .
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Rowan
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13th December 2018, 07:12 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I'll take the lesson to pay attention to the forum on the train on the way home Not that it would have helped - so perhaps I'll just take another lesson in picking really nice timber to make a really nice set.
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13th December 2018, 08:52 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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So lovely... I'm trying not to be envious but I'm kind of failing. If for some reason the sale of either of the sets doesn't go through, I'd like to put my hand up.
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13th December 2018, 09:10 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Wow Ian, they went like hot cakes. I have been cruising the internet tonight and found the following photo of a different type of Marking Gauge. Thought its design may interest you.
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13th December 2018, 09:26 PM #9
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13th December 2018, 09:43 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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After seeing first hand your saws and marking tools at Chris Park's place the other day everyone who has purchased these tools are very lucky indeed.
You are indeed a fine craftsmen and your work is something to be proud of.
cheers ....Roy
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14th December 2018, 09:02 AM #11
All sold
IW
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15th December 2018, 09:19 AM #12
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15th December 2018, 02:21 PM #13
One of my uncles had a phrase he used to trot out at the dinner table:
"There's only the quick and the dead."
Hopefully the mortality rate here is no cause for concern, but those who were quick will be well pleased.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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23rd December 2018, 06:41 AM #14New Member
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23rd December 2018, 12:42 PM #15
Buloke and Bull Oak are one and the same. It is a member of the Casuarina species (or sub species Allocasuarina) rather than the "true" oaks which are all from the Quercus family such as English oak (Quercus robur). Australia has several trees called "Oaks" and they have been given this name because of their pronounced medullary rays. The irony here is that this feature is even more evident than in the Australian "Oak" versions than the "true" oaks from the old world and America. Silky oak (Grevillia robusta) is another contender:
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Oh, and welcome to the Forums as a contributor.
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