Hand made bevel gauge

looks nice Gary,,,great job!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Sweet! Not seen one with brass for the gauge part before.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Impressive for sure….nice job.

Greg

Looks great – I’d ask what’s next, but sounds like a plane is in order!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

very nice…where did you get the brass parts? did you make those as well?

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

Very Nice Gary!

John

-- John -- Racine, WI -- Woodworking..."It's not just a Hobby, it's an Adventure"

Very nice. I put one together recently that I bought as a kit, but that is less satisfying than making one yourself. One day…

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Super job, Gary! Hey, I’d make all my tools too, if I could make them this good ;^D

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Napaman – Yes, all but the screw and wingnut. Just cut it out of sheet stock.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Your useual great job Gary.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Nice job Gary. I wouldn’t expect anything less from you.

This is much more satisfying than buying one.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Nice. How do you cut the metal?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Gizmo – I have a small metal cutting mill.

That just makes it faster though.
I could have easily just drilled a bunch of holes for the slot and file it to size, or drill a hole at each end
and use a jig saw, or use a scroll saw.

There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Nice job Gary.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

That’s a beauty, with the enviable contrast between the Holly and the brass. I’ve got an oldie in the shop, might look good with new scales. Thanks for posting this.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Now see here, Gary…. when you start turning out your own trees, I’m giving up!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great looking bevel gauge Gary. A nice looker.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

It’s great to have some tools in the box that you made yourself. Nice job. I love handmade tools.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Beautiful – you have set the gauge very high for the rest of us.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

“Just a little something I made …” You’ll want to practice saying that Gary. Make sure it sounds casual or people won’t believe you. Is there anything you don’t do?

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

Looks good Gary!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Great gauge Gary. Man is it made out of Gold. it looks like it. Nice work, wow pretty. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

You should go into production Gary, Nice job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

exellent bevel gary in your usual over the top form !

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Great Job Gary,what is the deminsions of the brass?

-- Robert, mountainwoodcarving@netzero.net

Robert – It’s about 8” long by 1” wide and .093” thick.

I thank all of you for your comments.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great looking gauge Gary.

-- Maplewood, MN

Thank you Gary for your posts, you must spend hours posting every day.

very nice gauge
how hard is it to work with brass? did you find any instructions any where?

-- Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary ...

Maybe one hour spread out over the course of the day. Mostly while glue is drying, like now.

Brass is really easy to work with. You can cut it on a scroll saw.
No instructions, I just copied a cheap plastic on I had.

Thanks

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Wow Gary… I’m always learning from your posts… I had no idea you could cut brass with a scroll saw.

I love the idea of having my own handmade tools, you’ve done a great job here.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)