I love my Woodpeckers 6" wrap square! It has .07 mm holes every 1/32 in the center of the body. Put a .07 mm mechanical pencil in a hole and draw a line that exact distance from the edge. 6 " long by 3/4" down the side of the board lets you mark around corners. One of those " one time tools " they make. One peice of machined aluminum , it fits in your apron or pocket nicely.
Not my make, but handmade; my pride and joy is the purchase of this rosewood panel gauge. Someone slid an ivory or bone dovetail piece in it, and the head is held by sliding, oblong wing pieces that wedge in to hold it steady. I don't do big panel work, but I love this tool!
My dream marking tool has been my Starrett 12" combo square. Had it on the Xmas list a couple years back, I would probably be too cheap to pony up the necessary cash for one for myself But, they are pretty sweet. I think Brandon W made a nice awl from a kit he got from Czeck Edge? if memory serves me. That may be within my short grasp, but maybe not…does anyone sell just the blade that could be used for a marking knife? I cant see myself grinding/creating one past the 1st grade level.
Czeck Edge has a knife kit for $20 that has the blade, a ferrule, and a couple of point guards.
I am a nut for measuring and marking tools. I have way too many of them.
My go to is my Starrett 12" combo square. Got it used on Ebay with the protractor head for $40. Wonderful tool. I have a 4" double square I bought new from Lee Valley. Always in my pocket when not in my hand.
I got the 6" square one time tool from Woodpeckers. Very handy, very nice, incredibly accurate square. Machined from a single piece of aluminum - not two pieces fastened together.
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