Footprint 1877 160200 Rosewood Mortice/Marking Gauge
BRAND NEW Footprint Mortise / Marking Gauge Rosewood stock; solid brass slide and thumb screw Radiussed bottom edge slides easily on the material being marked Mortise and marking gauge for marking wood prior to sawing, chiseling or cutting Double and single pins; brass plates on the head face
Used for marking wood prior to sawing, chiseling or cutting, this rosewood mortise and marking gauge from Footprint features a radiussed bottom edge to slide easily on the material being marked. It has a single marking pin on one side, and dual pins on the other side to mark out mortises. A thumb screw lock at the stem and solid brass slides and rosewood stock finish off the tool. It truly is a must-have for any serious woodworker.
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Footprint 1877 160200 Rosewood Mortice/Marking Gauge Reviews
And in this case, less $$$. And their brands are cheaper and better quality (all rosewood for one).
The slider is some cheap hardwood poorly stained to resemble rosewood. Only the face is.
While I agree, every woodworker can use one of these, this one ain't it. It is NOT all rosewood as the manufacturer would have you believe.
Matter of fact, you can get these for about $25 at your local WoodCraft stores.
Again, Crown products are far superior than Footprint's.
This little modification should make this gauge a sharp performer. This will help in cross-grain situations, slicing the grain and giving you a much sharper line. The mod I'd recommend would be to file the pins flatter near the ends, creating knife points rather than sharpened rods. Being round, the pins tend to wander when traveling with the grain, making for less accurate lines. The biggest thing that bugs me, however, is that it uses pins rather than knives to do the marking. There's no doubt that a marking gauge is essential, and makes for for more accurate joinery cutting.
And this particular example seems really well made for the price. (I apologize for that horrible play on words). And if you angle the front of the "blade" away from the tool just slightly, it will pull the tool tightly against the workpiece when marking with the grain (instead of following the grain off your intended line). With cross-grain marking, then tend to tear the wood fibers rather than slice.
I have been using this mortice/marking gauge for a while. Definitively a good buy It does its job well and didn't build up any play over time.
The brass inserts insure the face will last for years. Much more accurate than marking with a pencil, I use em for laying out mortise/tenon joints and dovetails. This is a quality tool and I recommend it highly. Every wood worker needs at least one of these in their tool chest, I have several. This gauge is every bit as nice as my Lee Valley marking gauges, very nice fit and finish and operates smoothly. The knobs and slide are also high quality brass and are easy to operate. Fits the hand well and the points take and hold a nice edge ( I like a chisel point on my gauges, cuts the wood instead of tearing it).
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