Joseph Marples Marking Gauge Solid Rosewood Half-Round Head with Brass Wear Strips (105867)

This cutting gauge is used for scoring across the grain and can also be used for cutting strips of wood veneer and making small rabbits. The dual bevel cutter is secured in place with a brass wedge which also allows removal for sharpening the cutter.

Cutter: dual bevel hardened steel cutter secured in place with a brass wedge

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: half round inlaid with solid brass wear plates, unfinished

Locking mechanism: solid brass knurled thumb screw