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The second most important tool in cutting dovetails is your marking gauge. The gauge line becomes part of the finished joint. Here is why I think my marking gauge will help you cut better dovetails:
The blade comes to you sharpened; designed to sever the wood fibers not crush them, leaving a crisp gauge line.
The blade is fixed in use but can be rotated to a sharper area when it gets dull. You can do this several times before having to resharpen.
Has a flat section on the brass head preventing the gauge from rolling off of your bench.
The face of the head is dead flat, making for precise work.
Has a large knurled locking knob that is easy to tighten.
Comes standard with the 1/2" diameter cutter head.
Extra cutter heads available in 3/8", 7/16", and 5/8" diameters.
Click HERE to go to the marking gauge cutter head product page.
The handle is crafted form the same Ebony Swanstone composite material as our saw handles.
Other species of wood handled marking gauges are occasionally available in limited manufacturing runs. You can see these limited edition marking gauges by clicking HERE.
Excellent quality, works perfectly!
It's exactly what I was hoping for. The craftsmanship is spectacular. Usability is great. My next purchase will be the Dove Tail Saw. I can't wait...
Thanks Rob Cosman ...
Rob Cosman's marking gauge is just so unbelievably different from others I have from well known tool makers, its well worth the extra money for such a class tool, as soon as you start to use it you can just feel the quality in every aspect of the parts and ease of use. I will be buying another.
Rob and the team are dedicated to ensuring that their products meet the requirements of the fussiest wood worker.
In general, I’m quite pleased with this gauge, particularly the refined brass and black body. To my surprise however, my particular gauge blade was sharpened off kilter, enough that if the gauge was rotated it would make a line slightly off of the original mark. I’ve take care of it, but to correct the problem required a collet chuck in a lathe and a custom sharpening set up. Far too much effort for the price of this gauge. I imagine a phone call and some patience would have resulted in them swapping out the blade for a properly sharpened one, but I am inherently an impatient consumer. Other than this, it has worked wonderfully and is an attractive addition to my hand tool collection (and let’s not kid ourselves, if I wasn’t interested in the aesthetic I could just keep using my much less expensive Woodriver gauge with identical results).
