A new life for an old marking gauge

Re: A new life for an old marking gauge

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Great idea Derek! I however see no reason to wait until it's no longer useful as a Marking Guage tho. Why not make it up as a scratcher and turn it into a combination tool?

Did you make that blade?

Todd O.

Clever re-use

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Good idea, Derek - I've gathered a few more than I really need, thinking I'd use them for various things - this may become one of the "various things."

By the way, also clever - your dual driveby gloat in the first picture - nice old iron in the near background (Stanley No. 18, yes? I do like mine), newer LN in the far, all very casual.

Very nice picture composition too.

vlparisian - Houston

>Thanks for sharing this neat idea.

In his next life Derek will surely be a professional photographer for woodworking magazines. All warm and glowing.

Victor in Houston - where it is finally drying out a little.

Re: A new life for an old marking gauge

Donald Pierson

>Derek,

As usual your work looks great!

Hope you get a visit from the Fremantle Doctor. It was above freezing here this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks�

Don in Vancouver,WA,USA

Fremantle Doctor? 'Splain me Lucy

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

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Re: It's that red jarrah (?) bench that I covet

Dave Mount, -27 F this morning

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Very Clever

Jim in Burlington On

>I like that idea a whole bunch. You could buy up several of them and just keep the blades in permantly.

Re: Fremantle Doctor? 'Splain me Lucy

Donald Pierson

>It is the name of a cool wind that comes from the port of Fremantle up the Swan river to the city of Perth.

"heat of summer "

cooper suter

>Presently below zero here, fahrenheit that is.

High in the single digits today, same until mid week.

All my sympathy for the hot shop. ;)

Re: "heat of summer "

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Hi Cooper

In the past few weeks we have had temps of 42 C (I think that is 106 F). Humidity is very low, fortunately, so it is cooler in the shade. Unfortunately, that rule does not apply to the workshop! Hence my spate of small projects over the past month, such as tool building. It is cooler now and I am back to building furniture.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Re: It's that red jarrah (?) bench that I covet

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Hi Dave

It's not Jarrah - it is Karri. This is very similar to Jarrah in looks, so much so that the two are easily mistaken for the other. Karri tends to be even harder, more interlocked grain, and cheaper. The bench began life as resawn salvaged roofing trusses.

Here is little Aura, who also likes the bench < g >

Regards from Perth

Derek

Re: A new life for an old marking gauge

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Hi Todd

I did not make this particular blade - it is from the Veritas stable (I acquired several).

I generally make my own blades out of an old 3/4" wide bandsaw blade. Cut off a piece, hone it flat, then file the profile you want. Make sure that the edges are all square. I use (round) chainsaw files, W&D sandpaper wrapped around dowels, and diamond stones. One usually takes about 5 minutes or less to make.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Why can I see Bill tindal's Shop Light pic...

Greg B�tit, Vergennes VT

>...but I can't see Derek's?

greg

Re: Why can I see Bill tindal's Shop Light pic...

Ernie Miller

>Is the page finished down loading. These pictures are a link to another server where the light pictures are on this server and can down load faster.

Great idea!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

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Re: Why can I see Bill tindal's Shop Light pic...

Greg B�tit, Crown Point NY

>I suspect it has something to do with corporate fire walls or some such. Here at home with a poky 5 year old CPU I can see Derek's pictures just fine.

greg