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    Sliding Bevel Gauges

    Jan 08, 2019 5 minutes

    There’s something about shop-made tools that resonates with me. It may be the nod to a simpler time, where a crafts-person would often make a tool he or she needed. It could be the chance to break out of the production mold and customize your tool set. Or, it may be the opportunity to build a quality tool that future craftsmen will marvel at and wonder about the person who made it. Whatever it is that calls to you, these bevel gauges are the perfect project to scratch that itch.

    We designed these gauges to be a set. The larger excels at standard angle-measuring duties, and the smaller version is the perfect size to keep in your apron for laying out dovetails (inset photo). Both gauges are built with the help of a jig

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