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Offline skipskip

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marker but why?
« on: January 05, 2025, 11:46:05 AM »
This is an older Marking gauge, seems OK

But why is there a curved cutout in the face?

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Offline Yadda

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Re: marker but why?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2025, 07:28:48 PM »
Maybe for marking round wood blanks? 
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: marker but why?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2025, 05:45:45 PM »
That is an odd design.  I've got a marking gauge with two arms coming out at a relatively shallow angle to rounded ends, clearly designed to mark against edges of a constant curve - concave or convex - within its usable range.  This one would work similarly, but only for stock up to the thickness of the depression in the face.  Odd.
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Re: marker but why?
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2025, 04:06:46 PM »
Yes, what Bill said.  If you have ever tried to use a regular, flat faced marking gage on a curved surface, it's difficult to keep it tangent to the curve.
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