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Bar Compass/Trammel:
Much like how the Marking Gauge was made. A broken brill bit was used to make the center point. Lock was made of wooden drawer pulls. Stock measures 13 3/4 long. 3/4 x 1 inch thickness. Capacity of 12 inches radius.

Both Marking Gauge and Bar compass are wax finished.

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Wow! I had to spend some good money for a marking gauge and I don't even like the way it handles.

You said these were made with hand tools only. How did you cut the square hole? Coping saw?

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I'M NO WOODWORKER YET, but WOW, this guy is good !!! :2thumbsup: :jawdrop:

Yes I was ones so curious about this tool and wanted to have one for future use, then saw one at a DIY Shop or HANS Tools I think and when I saw the price tag, lol immediately dropped the tool in its box and asked myself how come this simple piece of wood with a small pencil and a nail would be so expensive., hehehehe So then I decided to just stick with my steel ruler and my BOFA compass set.

Seeing these post shared by bro Blackbriar75 got me curious again for this tool. Possibly I can make a stainless steel version of this marking tool and compass.

But for now for you brader, I say amen and salute you for a well made marking tool and compass . NAPAKA GANDA ANG PAG KAKAGAWA !!! :clap: :worthy:

Thanks for sharing bro

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Wow! I had to spend some good money for a marking gauge and I don't even like the way it handles.

You said these were made with hand tools only. How did you cut the square hole? Coping saw?

The fence were made from three sections. The middle was cut, drilled and inserted the nut, then glued together. I inserted the bar in between, then removed it after clamping.

I leveled its thickness with a handplane.

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Thanks Rosy!

It was actually a work I made for my brother. He bought a Stanley Marking Gauge and wanted to use pencil instead of the pin. His work is mostly acrylic plastic and needs a tool to quickly lay-out plastic strips with an acetate pencil.

I made him a set of marking and compass tool with a longer bar. A 12 in. marking tool and 26 in. compass. All four came from a single piece of 2x2 inches x 8 ft. mahogany. Drying the wood took me 4 weeks just to ensure no warping.

Right now I have a one full length of 2x3 mahogany drying since August and its very tempting to make another one....:D

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Shopmade Block Plane

45 degree bed, bevel down Block Plane. Made of mahogany. Plane Iron is a Stanley 1 3/4 in. block plane iron. Confirmat screw was added at the heel to prevent deformation and create a sharper impact when adjusting. Dimensions 2 1/2 in. x 6 1/4 in. x 1 1/8 in. Throat opening: 7/32 in. fixed.

A wooden dowel was added for easier handling at the right side. Due to being a lightweight, planing a stock thicker than 1 in. can be struggle. I mostly use it for leveling wood trimmings on plywood of 1/4 to 5/8 thickness.

The contour on the back was shaped using an inverted belt sander.

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The contour on the back was shaped using an inverted belt sander.

He-he. I do the same, too, since I don't have a benchtop sander. Once, while sanding a rather large piece, my material nudged the sander upright and it quickly sped away!

Excellent woodworking, BTW. I don't think I'll ever have the courage to make my own handplane. Can't even tune my old Stanley.

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Hehehee! I get that a lot too. One wrong move and my 9404 can turn anything into a flying projectile. Belt sanders are nasty, more than once I got my knuckles peeled off with out me knowing it until I wash my hands, then it stings! 😮

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Very nice creation BB! Pleased to see more of your projects :thumbup:

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very nice !
iba talaga pag shop-made !
mukhang maraming shopmade tools na kasunod yan a...

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There are times maganda talaga shop made kasi custom built usually sa requirements ng operator.

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Shop made Table Saw

Ryobi 7 1/4 in. circular saw converted into a table saw. Top measures 22 in. x 19 in. Made of 2 pcs. 1/2 plywood top and 1/4 hardboard. 3/4 ply-board for the base. Fence is a 1x2 extruded aluminum with full mahogany insert running on 12 in. drawer slide runners.

Rip capacity: 12 in. on the left side. 8 in. on the right side. Use to have a extra 2x4 ft. top for wide ripping but Undoy rained on it and warped so badly i threw it away.

Blade max capacity: 2 1/2 in. with riving knife.

So far I have made 3 of these with different design and sizes. 1st one was worn-out with in the shop and they have a 2nd one. This is the 3rd and the smallest and my personal use for almost 3 years. I have used it a lot on many project and have not encountered any incident yet.

Replaceable zero clearance insert. Riving knife.

My shop made safety switch and quick shut-off device by just hitting it with my knee...

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often I will be the first to recommend never to use a cs under the table, but you did good work... I would say this would be much better than most locally available ones in the aspect of safety.... seems well thought of and engineered.

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Adjustable stainless bar used as rail for the table sled.

With acrylic plastic for blade safety. Sled stopper