Rosewood Gauges
Plain, Brass Faced or Brass Plated Faced Gauges – Marking Gauges / Cutting Gauges – Brass Pull Slide, Brass Thumbscrew Slide Stems.
Made from plantation grown Sonokeeling Rosewood, we offer a complete range of gauges with brass fittings in degrees of excellence. The mortise gauge heads are available as plain, brass faced or brass plated face with inlaid brass head shield, a design dating back over 100 years. We offer two types of slide adjustment, brass pull slide and a more accurate/finer, brass thumbscrew slide.
All mortise gauges are supplied with a brass knurled thumbscrew (steel slotted screw by request) for locking the brass slide. All the gauges have a marking gauge pin on the underside.
Marking gauges and cutting gauges are of the traditional, half round design and come with either plain head or plated head. All gauges come with a solid brass knurled thumbscrew.
Specifications: | |
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Code | Description |
5 | Half round marking |
5a | Half round cutting |
6 | Half round marking, plated head |
6a | Half round cutting, plated head |
9c | Pullslide mortise & marking |
10c | Pullslide mortise & marking, plated head |
13c | Screwslide mortise & marking |
14c | Screwslide mortise & marking, plated & shield head |
GALLERY
OUR HISTORY
In the 1840s Joseph Marples was one of several ‘Marples’ (most of which were related) in Sheffield manufacturing joiners tools…
TRIAL 1
Joseph Marples Ltd celebrate 180 years of Sheffield toolmaking with this magnificent limited edition numbered boxed set of joiners tools.
CONTACT
We welcome all trade enquiries from customers, including specially manufactured ranges.