Unlock the Secrets to Marking Gauge Mastery!

[@AussieWoodshed]

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[@yasinfrei]

I was a few weeks back in Tokyo Ueno and walked in a dedicated knife shop. In one corner were woodworking tools. They had a making gauge almost like your pin type, but it had a nicely forged tiny blade. I only recently found your video channel, but was wondering. As an Aussie you have advantage to be closest access to Asian tool tradition. (I'm just on the opposite part of the world) But you seem to know only of western tool tradition. Maybe, with time, you'll be able to expand your potential.

[@AussieWoodshed]

Sounds like it was a great shop to visit. It sounds like it might have been a western style cutting gauge. Eastern gauge look quiet different, at least the ones i have seen. Although closer for access to Eastern style tools there are still not many places that sell them here in Australia or they can still be quiet expensive. Buying these directly for china or japan etc can take a very long time (months) also, which i have found lots of people don't like to wait for their tools. I do have a few Japanese tools which are a new addition to my shop and i will be covering more on these tools in time. The main reason i mainly cover western tool traditions is there is these are more known to people and the western tools are usually easier and cheaper to find and use. There is also some overlapping between western and eastern joinery and technique. Having said that i have only touched to surface on eastern joinery traditions and i do wish to learn more of the eastern joinery technique and share these on my channel, so i definitely plan to expand in this area in time. Thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel

[@PrismaxMan]

Thanks so much for these videos. You have really helped me.

[@AussieWoodshed]

My pleasure glad i could help

[@PeteLewisWoodwork]

A very interesting video for a number of reasons (to me, at least). I have never used a wheel gauge and had not heard of them until I started watching YT vids a couple of years ago. My only experience for decades are the pin style marking and mortise gauges. I have found that all such gauges take a little time to get used to and then you can make a slight over or under adjustment to get better accuracy (due to the pin being a centre point, so having a 'bevel' all around - like a double bevel knife). To clarify; I mean, make a slight allowance one way or the other to get an accurate line where you want it and bruises only on the waste side, if that makes sense? As for wheel gauges, I would have thought they would have to come in pairs, with the flat wheel edge on the outside on one and the inside (reversed) on another. Otherwise, if you are marking a mortise or whatever, the bruising (from the single bevel) will be on the keep side, not the waste side. I know what I mean but I'm not sure that I'm explaining it properly. Anyway; on the other hand, I can see the advantage of using a wheel that does not drag (scratch) a line - but cuts (severs) it.

[@AussieWoodshed]

I find the pin marking gauges to be a little more fiddly to use than the wheel marking gauges, however i do prefer the better 'fence' reference on the pin gauges. The wheel cutter is definitely nice especially when marking across the grain, however a traditional cutting gauge i would assume (I've never used one) would work just as well as the wheel gauge across the grain. I do like both gauges and i prefer the pin gauge for with the grain and the wheel gauge for across, but i find myself reaching for the wheel gauge more as it's just quicker for me to use. I do get what you mean when using a wheel gauge for marking a mortise, if you get the wheel gauge mortise kit they do have a 2nd cutter that goes on the reverse and is held by small screw allowing you do make a mortise with the bruising on the correct (waste) side. I did have a very cheap 'no name' one and it fell apart so i no longer have it. Thanks Pete

[@anthonyseiver7000]

Would the Veritas replacement wheels fit in the Katz Moses gauge? I have Veritas microadjust wheel gauge but thought of those when I saw your wheel.

[@AussieWoodshed]

Not sure as i haven't tried them. They should do if they just screw on the end though. I have replacement wheels for the gauge that i got when i purchased it. Have a video coming up replacing and sharpening the wheel. I noticed while filming that video i needed to be replace the cutting wheel, so i filmed it. But i will keep the veritas cutters in mind next time. Thanks for the suggestion