Adjustable Pin Marking/Mortise Gauge Solid Rosewood Square Head with Pull-Slide Pin Adjustment

Joseph Marples is one of the best-known Sheffield based tool makers and has been manufacturing joiners tools, such as bevel gauges, marking/cutting gauges and squares since the 1840s. The business has remained in the family to this day and continues to be based in Sheffield, England and managed by Tony a 6th generation Marples. Although modern technology is now utilized for many operations, many of the traditions of manufacturing fine hand tools have remained the same using selected materials and hand finishing. The same threads used in their marking gauges today were those used over 100 years ago. This Marking Gauge combines two functions; one side is for laying out mortises by means of two pins, with one fixed pin and one adjustable pin via a brass pull-slide Cutters: hardened steel pins Size of head: 2-3/16" wide x 2-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" thick Size of beam: crowned beam, 11/16" x 11/16", unfinished. Marking capacity: 6-1/8" Wood: plantation grown Indian Rosewood Head: square head, unfinished Locking mechanism: solid brass knurled thumb screw Pin adjustment mechanism: brass pull-slide

• This Marking Gauge combines two functions; one side is for laying out mortises by means of two pins, with one fixed pin and one adjustable pin via a brass pull-slide.
• Cutters: hardened steel pins. Size of head: 2-3/16 inch wide x 2-1/2 inch tall x 1-1/8 inch thick. Size of beam: crowned beam, 11/16 inch x 11/16 inch, unfinished.
• Marking capacity: 6-1/8 inches
• Wood: plantation grown Indian Rosewood. Head: square head, unfinished.
• Locking mechanism: solid brass knurled thumb screw, Pin adjustment mechanism: brass pull-slide.