Have you ever used a Lu-Ban cutting gauge? Are they any good?

There is a Luban Electric tool

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Here is the link at Woodcraft for what I’m talking about. It’s item ‘B’

Hey Galoot,

Part of me see, “Made in China,” and thinks, send it back. You thought you were buying something other than what was delivered. As much as the customer service representative said that they prefer this to the Crown, it makes me wonder if you are not the first to call with the same concern.

Other than that, if you can live with it, who cares. I’ve never used one, though.

Does it use a pin, or a knife to mark? I prefer the wheel marking gauges as they tend to cut a line rather than tear one.

Cheers!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I have the double pin marking gauge, it’s works. However, had I realized how simple the gauge actualy was I would have made one. Another side note is I must make a small box for it, I put it in a drawer with my other layout tools and I can not count how many time I have stuck my fingers with that thing. As far as the cutting gauge, I would be comfortable with it. Now when it comes to edge tools it really boils down to the steel and the process used to prepare it, regardless of where the tools are made. I use european style tools, simply because I am comfortable with maintaining a sharp edge.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

This is a bit late, but I believe I have the Crown gauge. It is rosewood with a double pin set on one side and a single pin on the opposite. The adjustment bars and knob are brass. Paid in or around $20-$30 at Woodzone if memory serves me. No complaints, but then again it is the only gauge I’ve used. After a year, the pins still easily mark. I can’t think of any needed redesigns so I can say that I’m very satisfied.

-- Jeff, South Carolina