MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS 9 
Hold gauge bottom side up in left hand and rule 
in right. Place end of rule against gauge block and 
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Fic. 7. Setting the Marking Gauge 
the measurement desired at spur. Turn set screw. The 
gauge is then accurately set. In the cut the gauge is set 
at one inch and is ready for use. 
To gauge a line parallel to the edge of a block hold 
the tool firmly, with thumb and forefinger encircling 
gauge block. Tip the tool 
away from you until the 
marking point (spur) barely 
touches the wood and push : 2 
the tool away from (never 
toward) you. The line SS 
made should be as fine as 
a knife line. A little prac- 
tice is needed to give the proper control, as the marking 
point tends to follow the grain of the wood, which is 
usually not straight. 
Fic. 8. Holding the Marking Gauge 
