Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Description
A marking gauge has a sharp metal pin fastened near one end of the bar and an adjustable fence. A marking gauge is used by woodworkers to scribe a line in a board paralell to an edge. It is used for marking the layout for dovetail joints, hinges, mortises and tennons.
About This Item
- Title: Marking gauges, ca. 1800
- Creation Date: circa 1800
- Subject Date: circa 1800
- Media: Wood, brass, steel
- Collection: Luther and Kay Grass
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
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