Wood Magazine 115 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1999-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

5 File the edges of the brass end pieces flush with the body pans, and file the rule groove in the brass pieces on the body bottom. (We used a flat file, as shown below left.~)

6 In the same way, file a slot for the maple guide in the brass piece on otic end of the body top. To determine which end, place the body top on your bench, the guide groove facing up and lying to the right of the slot for the clamp screw. File the slot in the end that's facing you.

7 Polish the brass to remove file marks and restore its luster. (We sanded with 320-, 600-, 1800-, and 3600-grit abrasives to remove the marks, then shined it up with metal polish.)

8 Finish-sand the body top and bottom, taking care not to sand the maple guide excessively. Apply a clear finish, (We finished our gauge with Danish oil, then waxed and buffed it after the finish dried.)

9 Lay the rule in its groove, and put the two body parts together. Insert a KsxlK/' flathead brass machine screw from the bottom, and epoxy-ghie the head into the countersink. Install a brass washer and wing nut.

Buying Guide

Rule and brass. Stainless steel 6" rule with engraved WOOD magazine logo, brass stock, brass hardware, and magnets for one marking gauge, kit no. 300MG, $19.95 ppd. in U.S. Schlabaugh and Sons Woodworking, 720 14th St., Kalona, IA 52247. Call 800/346-9663 to order. Countersink. This 82° countersink makes clean cuts in metal or wood, with a Wl Vtt" cutting range and a W' shank. Item no. 400905, $8.95. Address and telephone above.#

Project Design: James R. Downing Illustration: Koxanne LeMoine; Lorna Johnson Photographs: Hetherington Photograph;'

Va" brass wing nut Va" brass flat washer

Vba" shank hole countersunk

#6xWF.H. brass wood screw

GUIDE '/« x y* x 5% maple stock

9 /W shank hole

W deep with a ^'groove

W pilot hole ; i-

W deep centered

inside

%a" shank hole countersunk

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