Joseph Marples Pin Marking Gauge Beechwood Half-Round Head

Joseph Marples is one of the best-known Sheffield based tool makers and has been manufacturing joiners tools, such as bevel gauges, marking/cutting gauges and squares since the 1840s. The business has remained in the family to this day and continues to be based in Sheffield, England and managed by Tony a 6th generation Marples. Although modern technology is now utilized for many operations, many of the traditions of manufacturing fine hand tools have remained the same using selected materials and hand finishing. The same threads used in their marking gauges today were those used over 100 years ago.

This Marking Gauge is used for marking fine lines parallel to the edge of a workpiece with grain

Cutter: hardened steel pin

Size of head: 2-3/16” wide x 2-1/2” tall x 1-1/8” thick

Size of beam: crowned beam, 11/16” x 11/16”, unfinished

Marking capacity: 6-1/8”

Wood: best quality plantation grown European beech

Head: half round, unfinished

Locking mechanism: plastic thumb screw

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