Fast and Easy Wood Marking Gauge

by awoodcarver in Workshop > Woodworking

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Fast and Easy Wood Marking Gauge

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Quick fast, easy wood scribe.
Inscribe on wood easily, with this fast instructable.


You will need.

A metal rod (size of a pencil)
A nut that will fit over it.
A nail.
A drill.
A set-screw.

Step 1

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Place the nut over the rod near the end, then drill a hole. Make sure it goes all the way through the rod. Remove the nut when done drilling.

Step 2

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Friction fit a nail or solder into the hole you just drilled. Leave 3/8 inches sticking out

Step 3

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Tap your nut, and insert a bolt. Put back on the rod. Adjust to where you want it, and then scribe the wood.

Step 4

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Now, mark your wood.

Author's Note

Use a drill press. I didn't, and the hole in the rod was slightly off, but it still works.