Measuring tools and accessories for woodworking.
Woodworking measuring and layout tools. Our layout tools such as finely crafted compasses and. Good marking and measuring tools are essential to fine work. But even the most precise work with those tools is only as good as the layout that precedes them. Your shop may be filled with the finest cutting and shaping tools money can buy but if you don t measure and mark precisely your project parts will fit like a cheap suit.
Taking care when measuring is one of the first steps on fine woodworking. Measuring tape and ruler collections come in classic styles that reflect timeless functionality. Our reputation started with and still rests on our layout and measuring tools. Precision is the major key to success in woodworking with hand tools.
A number of woodworking measuring and layout tools exist in the market today owing their origins to the measuring and layout tools used by primitive man eons before. These super accurate layout helpers earned a permanent place in the wood magazine shop. Measuring tools for woodworking are specialized and delicate. Of course the proper selection of tools for use as well as knowledge about wood also adds to the success of a woodworking project.
Tight woodworking joints and crisp angles require accurate measurements. Mortise gauges marking gauges rules squares dividers compass panel gauges etc. But just like with all the other hand tool categories it can be a bit overwhelming to understand all the different tools and gauges for laying out marking measuring. Perhaps that s why woodworking catalogs offer page after page of products.
Our precision woodworking squares t squares carpenter s square and mini square will improve the accuracy of your woodworking joinery carpentry and home remodeling projects.