Measuring and Marking Tools
Measuring and marking tools for joinery and furniture making: squares, marking gauges, marking knives, dovetail markers, dividers, rules, straightedges and digital measuring tools from Veritas, Shinwa, PEC, Crucible and Bahco.
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Squares
Squares, try squares and mitre squares for accurate marking and checking of angles in wood and metal work. Choose precision squares from Veritas, Shinwa and PEC, in sizes from small 2" squares to large carpenter's squares.
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Sliding Bevels and...
Sliding bevels and protractors for measuring and transferring angles, for example in mitres and dovetails. Models from Shinwa, Veritas, Crucible and Incra.
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Marking Gauges
Marking gauges for scribing lines before sawing, planing and chopping mortises. The range includes wheel marking gauges, dual marking gauges and micro-adjustable models from Veritas and Glen-Drake, plus replacement cutters.
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Marking Knives
Marking knives for accurate layout before sawing and chopping, for example dovetails and tenons. A knife gives a finer, more precise line than a pencil. The range includes knives and blades from Veritas, Hock, Narex and Matthias Fenner, with single or double bevels.
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Dovetail Markers
Dovetail markers and templates for laying out the slope of dovetails before sawing. Choose 1:6, 1:8 and 14° markers from Veritas and Sterling, plus saddle squares and mitre saddles for carrying lines around corners.
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Rulers
Steel rules and edge rules from Veritas and JessEm for accurate measuring and marking, from 150 to 600 mm. You will also find stops and end stops that turn the rule into a gauge for repeat measurements.
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Measuring Tapes
Measuring tapes and self-adhesive scales for the workshop: tape measures from Shinwa and self-adhesive tapes from Bahco and Incra for table saws, router tables and fences.
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Dividers and Calipers
Dividers, compasses and trammels for transferring measurements, stepping off equal spacing and drawing circles. The range includes tools from Veritas, Shinwa, Crucible, Red Rose and M-Power, including trammel heads that fit your own bar.
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Spirit Levels
Spirit levels from the Japanese maker Shinwa in lengths from 100 to 900 mm, both traditional vials and digital levels with angle readout. For installing furniture and joinery, setting up machines and anything that needs to be level or plumb.
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Pencils and Marking...
Pencils for marking wood: carpenter's pencils, mechanical pencils and leads from Bahco, Shinwa and Lost Art Press, marking crayons from Drei Sterne and pencil points for the Veritas trammel.
