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18th February 2015, 05:33 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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46 Door Handles
Latest batch of 46 door handles.
43 of them are 90mm dia.
3 are 150dia.
There are 3 different designs plus one split turning.
Timbers used are Tasmanian Blackwood, American Oak and Stringy Bark.
I do use a pencil gauge for these to keep them as similar as possible.
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18th February 2015, 05:55 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Awesome work! I would be lost without my pencil gauge. And 2H pencil.
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18th February 2015, 07:50 PM #3
Hi AB.
Great work, looking good, can ask what is a pencil gauge?
and how does it work?Cheers smiife
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18th February 2015, 11:12 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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19th February 2015, 08:23 AM #5
I think you have got a handle on knob turning. pretty poor pun I know, but your turning & finish sanding looks superb.
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19th February 2015, 08:32 AM #6Senior Member
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I am also interested in knowing what a pencil gauge is! Bring on the pics
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19th February 2015, 11:02 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Pencil gauges are usually a full sized drawing on a bit of thin ply or craftwood of what it is you intend to turn. They are ideal when you have to do multiples of a particular job. you basically put a fine sawcut on the edge of the guage that corresponds to where a cove or a bead (or any variation of either) goes on the turning. You then hold the gauge against the roughed down blank while it is turning and with a pencil you put a mark where the saw cuts are.
So a pencil gauge is really just an aid to consistency.
Ok, here are a few shots of pencil gauges.
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Here are a bunch of different ones I use for the door handle range. To get a closer look at a particular one....
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You should be able to see the sawcuts on the left hand edge of the gauge. Normally you would see pencil gauge used more often in repetitive between centres spindle work when turning balusters,newell posts etc. Here is a shot of one I used to make some cornerblocks with......
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For a more informative picture of one I have stolen a picture out of Mike Darlows book "The Practice of Woodturning". I hope Mike does not mind....
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Usually one would have a set of callipers or two at hand so that the diameters can be all turned the same as well.
I hope that is a reasonable explanation of what a pencil gauge is.
If anyone else wants to add anything feel free to.
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19th February 2015, 08:01 PM #8
I was also wondering about pencil gauges, until I saw the pictures. I've been using them for ages and have always called them templates, thanks for updating me.
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19th February 2015, 08:27 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Yeah, well I call them templates too when I talk to the people I make the handles for.
Heck! they are a template.
But if we must be pedantic I believe they are called a pencil gauge.
As opposed to a pin gauge.
You are welcome to do your own research on that one.
As I know of 2 sorts of gauges called pin gauges and they are completely different animals.
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