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Woodworking layout knife. The lines most critical to tightly mating joinery definitely should be made by a knife edge. Hand work in particular is much easier to manage with a knife line that never smudges changes in thickness or is offset from the point you intended. Joshua farnsworth talks about how to choose a classic marking knife for traditional woodworking. Like any task in woodworking accurate layout depends on using the right tool at the right time.
The design of this marking knife was inspired by a vintage tool. Though some woodworkers would. These three awesome makers have gi. I thought the way the blade is attached to the handle is much better than the ferrule we use these days since the tool is narrower.
The design is very similar to the one that shived me. A woodworking marking knife needs to be stout yet fine. It s easy to think that if a knife marks more precisely it s better to always use a knife and never pick up a pencil. For more information on these topics see https.
I prefer all my woodworking tools to be minimal this one size fits all marking knife is perfect. I sued this one today and the edge was definitely as keen as a surgeons knife or even better. I make these videos so i. Paul shows how you can re purpose and sharpen any old kitchen knife to serve as a layout knife that works as well as any other you can buy.
If you enjoyed the video please hit that like button or share it with your friends. This is a video i put together showing the process of me making my own marking knife. It s not the us stanley 10 049 folding pocket knife not quite but they look almost exactly the same. The uk is slightly more lightweight and more refined and the blades are a different shape that said they are both excellent knives for fine woodworking and the 10 049 blade could easily be reshaped if preferred.
If you need a good knife progress with impunity. For two years now i ve been listening to the making it podcast hosted by bob clagett david piccuito and jimmy diresta.