How to Transfer a Timber Length with Dividers and a Knife
Transferring the length of one timber piece to another with dividers and a knife is...
Equipment
How to Use a Panel Gauge to Mark a Wide Timber Board
A panel gauge is the right marking tool when a timber board is too wide...
Best Mortise Marking Gauges for Accurate Timber Layout
A mortise marking gauge cuts two parallel lines at a fixed distance from the edge...
How to Make a Simple Story Stick for Repeated Site Measurements
A story stick is one of the simplest ways to repeat a measurement accurately on...
Wheel Marking Gauge vs Fence Marking Gauge for Joinery
For most joinery, a wheel marking gauge is the cleaner, more controlled tool. A traditional...
Best Marking Knives for Fine Cross-Grain Joinery Lines
Why use a marking knife? A marking knife cuts a narrow groove across the grain...
How to Set a Cutting Gauge for a Clean Timber Shoulder
What a cutting gauge does A cutting gauge scores a line across timber with a...
Best Marking Gauges for Repeated Timber Edge Setouts
Why use a marking gauge for repeated edge setouts A marking gauge transfers a measurement...
How to Adjust a Hand Plane When the Blade Shifts Sideways
A hand plane blade that keeps moving sideways usually has one of three causes: the...
Best Hand Planes for Working on Narrow Door Rails
Narrow door rails are awkward to plane because there is little room for a broad...