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• Mortise gauges are commonly made of hardwood with brass fittings.
• A "'mortise gauge "'is a woodworking tool used by a carpenter or joiner to scribe mortise and tenon joints on wood prior to cutting.
• Like the simpler marking gauge, a mortise gauge has a locking thumb screw slide for adjusting the distance of the scribe from the edge of the wood.
• For complex joints, some mortise gauges have a double-beam design which allows the gauge to be wrapped around a tool such as a chisel for extra accuracy.
• If you are buying a gift, it doesn't matter if you don't know what a mortise gauge is _ as long as the carpenter you love wants one.
• Some mortise gauges are designed with one retractable spur, so that they can be used as marking gauges as well; however, because the mortise gauge is an expensive and high precision tool, many carpenters prefer to have a separate marking gauge for general use.
• Some mortise gauges are designed with one retractable spur, so that they can be used as marking gauges as well; however, because the mortise gauge is an expensive and high precision tool, many carpenters prefer to have a separate marking gauge for general use.
• Just this week, eBay was peddling vintage wallpaper presses from Maine ( to imprint a " wallpaper look " on walls, the seller said ); Bakelite pottery tools in orange, red, green and amber; planes made of Brazilian woods; and a rosewood-handle mortise gauge trimmed in brass.