Stan, you can edit and just put an exclamation ("!") before and after the line.

 

Holy smokes, there are some very sweet gauges on here! I'm so happy to be involved with this thing.

Dave, I really enjoyed that video. It was wonderful on so many levels and it made me very happy to see you open and using the gauge. I loved the conversation with your son as you were opening it too. What's that? Too much paper!

 

I edited my post Bondo. I don't think I have ever seen Madagascar Ebony before.

Guess that's what happens when you grow up on a treeless plain .

 

Thank you Brandon. That there would be my grandson. My younguns are all over 20. I am to old to be changing diapers. And yes logan is a large part of my shop time. He has some of his own tools. I pick up those dollar hammer and saws in the box stores. They are great for teaching children. Right now I am looking at his saw that has been sitting on the ground for 2 weeks. I am working on that one.
Again Brandon thank you for a wonderful gauge and a fun time.

 

Here is mine from KsSlim. An excellent gauge and it to the top shelf of my tool chest. I would have posted it earlier, but I some lost the pictures between my phone and computer so I had to go take some more.

 

Just a friendly reminder for all of us to add the "gaugeswap" tag to our project posts so we can keep them all together.

 

Don good looking gauge ,do you know what the wood is

 

Stan, The note said it was Gaboon. (Its a kind of ebony according to google)

 

Here's the one I received from Mauricio it's a great addition to my shop and will get lots of use.

 

I love all ebony. Lucky guy Don. That's a sweet looking gauge you got there

 

excellent Jim/Mauricio. I like the beam design

 

Lots of great stuff. Amazing diversity in the design. Boatman's looks like a BC tool creation. Very well done guys.

 

Beautiful work Mauricio!

 

looks like it was inspired by a Stanley 65 gauge with that triangle beam

 

These gauges are all really great. This was such a fun thing to be a part of.

 

Here's a photo of the one ShellyB sent to me. It's sapele with a walnut layer in the fence. The blade is from a jigsaw blade. Very well made. I like it a lot and used it a couple of days ago. It works very will. I couldn't be happier.

Jim

 

heres mine from HammerThumb. I use it more than any other gauges I have! What I like about this gauge more than any of my others is it is nice and heavy from the brass he added and nice and big! Thanks again hammerthumb!

 

Your Welcome Waho It was a pleasure to make. Terribly sorry about the tiny blade, I might eventually make a new one and send it to you haha, I rushed on it and ended up making it too small.

 

I still have not figured out if I am right as to if Ripthorn made my gauge. Whomever did it, thanks man. It is awesome. I hope these pictures do it justice.

One question. How the heck did you turn the point so well?

At home with it's buddies.

 

Here is the marking gauge I received from Don Broussard.

All purpleheart with a great backstory on the wood. Everything is wedged, so the only metal is the blades.

Timing was perfect, as I was just starting a workbench build when the gauge arrived and it has gotten quite a bit of use already. The extra wedges and blades were included in case I felt the need to do any modifications-that hasn't been necessary, it works great!

Also intriguing was that a short time after receiving the gauge, Don messaged to say he would be travelling through my location. So, I got to meet Don and his wife and chat for a little while. Since he lives in Louisiana and me in Kansas, it was kind of a weird coincidence that he drew my name and it was great to be able to thank him in person.

 

The blade's fine Wally. Thank you for your fine craftsmanship.

 

Love your gauge Mauricio. That is a brilliant combination of forms.

 

Here is the sweet gauge I got from stan3443. I love it. I just started a new project and it's been working very well. Check out the blade, it's massive. I don't know how he got the edge as perfect as it is. Thanks again Stan!!

 

Wow, so much awesomeness here today!

Jim, I'm glad you liked the gauge man. I'll post some more details about it when I post my project.

Here is the excelent gauge i recieved from CL810. I really like it, fits nicely in the hand and cuts a really nice line.

And here it is in its new home!

Thanks Clayton!

 

Ryan, you are correct that it was me with that gauge. I turned the point by sticking it in a drill and putting the point to the belt sander. Then I used finer grit papers to sharpen it up well. I used HSS so as not to worry about wrecking the temper. The beam and center section are monkey pod, main part of the body is mahogany with an ipe wear strip. The brass thumb screws were made on my little lathe, and the big button has ebony on the top.

I got a gauge from Mosquito. This man went above and beyond. He figured out my LJ screen name, looked at my projects, and made one custom suited to me. Check it out:

That's right, it's a guitar-shaped wedge marking gauge with the blade shaped like a pick. Very thoughtful.