Making the Paul Sellers' Marking Gauge Part III

Making the Gauge StockEpisode three is out on Woodworking Masterclasses if you want to go that route too, but all of the details are below here as well for those who like text and drawings. Here is the link. https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/dashboard/The stock of the gauge might seem complicated by sight, but systematic layout and steps for working brings the whole into sharp focus in the process of doing it. Keep the stock square until you've fully chopped the five-sided centre reception hole and bored through with the side hole into it; this receives the threaded insert and its easier to gauge squareness and perpendicularity from right-angled pieces of wood. This way, the layout and making becomes very mechanical.A piece about 6" (60mm) by 2 5/8" (67mm) by 1" (25.4mm) will make two gauges. Probably a good start too if you don't have enough gauges and you want/need some practice.Using the grain orientation as shown to guide you, mark a centre mark in pencil.Square the line across…