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2. Marking knife - Wikipedia

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   The blades on marking knives are made of tool steel, have either a skewed end or a spear point, and the knife edge is bevelled on either one side of the blade or both sides. [4] On single-bevel skewed knives the side of the blade that is bevelled dictates whether the knife is for left-handed or right-handed use, while single-bevel spear point ...

3. List of timber framing tools - Wikipedia

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   Tools for marking out and measuring: A rule, now better known as a ruler and similar to a yard stick, is used to measure. Repeated measurements often use a storey pole; Carpenter's marks were made with a race knife, chisel, gouge, saw, grease pencil, chalk pencil, or lead pencil. Chalk line or ink line used to snap lines on the wood. Ink and a ...

4. Wood scribe - Wikipedia

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   A wood scribe is a tool for marking wood by scratching the surface visibly. A wood scribe is often used with a try square for accurate scribing. A marking gauge is a more specific form of wood scribe used to accurately mark wood for cutting, often for laying out mortise and tenon joints.

5. Race knife - Wikipedia

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   The gouges left by the timber scribe are more durable than pencil or chalk marks. [ citation needed ] Two basic forms of race knife are a simple, fixed or folding, scooped blade and a scooped blade paired with a point around which the blade cut a circle or partial circle.

6. Marking gauge - Wikipedia

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   A steel pin is used when scribing with the grain. A steel knife is used when scribing across the grain. The pen or pencil is used when the woodworker does not wish the surface to be marred. Generally speaking, the pin and knife yield more accurate marking than do the pen or pencil. It is also used to mark parallel lines to the face side and ...

7. Scratch awl - Wikipedia

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   A scratch awl is a woodworking layout and point-making tool. It is used to scribe a line to be followed by a hand saw or chisel when making woodworking joints and other operations. [1] The scratch awl is basically a steel spike with its tip sharpened to a fine point. The tip of the spike is drawn across the timber, leaving a shallow groove.