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The blade and stock of the try square are QSWO and the dovetail markers are hard maple. Not much else to say, I guess! The try square went to DaddyZ and the dovetail markers to CFrye.

The plumb level is a modernized reproduction of the plumb level as drawn in Peter Nicholson's The Mechanics Companion, 1831. My version replaces the string and lead weight with a brass rod, axle, and roller bearing. Made from cherry (frame), walnut (axle & plumb bob), and holly (center mark)...

This is the dovetail set I made for the most recent tool swap. The woods are walnut and quilted/birdseye maple. Everything was made from stuff I already had laying around the shop. The dovetail markers are 1:4, 1:6, and 1:8 marked by the brass pins. The marking gauge was made to extend a max...

From the beginning of this Measurement and Layout swap I wanted to make a beam compass. I searched on line, repeatedly, and was surprised at how few I found that were all or mostly all wood. Nothing wrong with metal beams or trammells, just not what I wanted to do (although I was really tempted...

This is the 18" Ruler i made for Fatandy2003 during the 2014 Tool Swap It is made from quarter sawn Apple Wood and has 1/4" brass inlaid on the face and one of the edges. it measures down to 1/8th of an inch. Each mark and number was burned in by hand using a pyrography wood burning tool. I also...

My entry for this year's Marking and Measuring Tool Swap was a wooden square; made of laminated sections of Osage Orange and Ziricote; and pinned with black Micarta pins. My gift was sent to my LJ buddy, TerryD! I used the 'planer trick' to thin pieces of Osage and Ziricote before gluing up (my...

This is my pair of items for the latest Layout Tool Swap for LJ user RickM. The dividers are my second attempt at making those and these were hard to let go of. They came out a lot better than my first pair.. so much so I am tempted to try a third time for myself. They are made from Maple and...

Here's the Roubo influenced try squares I made for the latest Lumberjocks swap. They are made of quartersawn bubinga and quartersawn white oak, with brass pins. As a bonus I threw in some burled walnut tool handles from a batch I recently made. They probably don't fit the theme…but oh well. I...

This beam compass was made for the 2014 tool swap… Utilizing the Rockler tremmel points; the compass allows for a measured radius up to 29.5" Made of Red Oak and accented with 12" Honduran Mahogany marks and Honduran Mahogany, Purpleheart, and Yellowheart surrounding the central level which was...

As some have read, I harvested a plum tree a while back. When the swap came up I figured I'd give it a try and use the plum wood. 2 Try Squares in Plum with a brass front piece. the brass is adhered with CA glue. The blade of the squares are adhered into the groove again with CA. Finish is...

Here is the beam compass made for the 2013-2014 Lumberjock swap. The compass is made to be used with either the marking pins or a pencil. User's choice. The marking pin can be removed or left in place and the pencil extended past it when using the pencil for marking. I actually made 2 so I'd...