Half Moon Marking Gauge 半月线勒子 - Traditional Chinese Woodworking Tools
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2020
- In this video I show you how to make a traditional Chinese woodworking marking gauge. The gauge is based on a design I saw from a Chinese woodworking master. My version is a bit simpler than his, but the basic concept is the same. I've decided to give it an English descriptive name of a Half Moon Marking Gauge.
Checkout the links below where I show you how to make a variety of traditional Chinese woodworking tools.
How to make 7 traditional Chinese woodworking Tools:
1. Chinese hand plane 刨子 ( • Hand Plane 刨子 - Tradit... )
2. Chinese frame saw 锯 ( • Frame Saw 中国锯 - Tradit... )
3. Chinese dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 ( • Adjustable Sliding Dov... )
4. Chinese Knife Saw 刀锯 ( • Knife Saw 刀锯 - Traditi... )
5. Chinese cutting gauge 勒刀子 ( • Cutting Gauge 勒刀子 - Tr... )
6. Chinese bevel gauge 活尺 ( • Bevel Gauge 活尺 - Tradi... )
7. Chinese styled half moon marking gauge 线勒子 ( • Half Moon Marking Gaug... )
7b. Offset plate for easy layout of mortise and tenon ( • Offset Plate - Angled ... )
7c. Foolproof Angled mortise and tenon with the half moon Chinese marking gauge and Offset Plate ( • Foolproof Angled Morti... )
Chinese woodworking master’s youtube channel:
/ @user-lk8ui4cs4q
The Chinese woodworking master makes his version of the marking gauge.
Chinese style marking gauge part 1( • 【传统手工木工教学--工具制作】线勒子制作 )
Chinese style marking gauge part 2( • 【传统手工木工教学--工具制作】线勒子制作第二集 )
Thank you for watching, enjoy. Let me know if you have any questions.
John Z Zhu
@polywright
2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Jak na to + styl
John! Great to see another vid from you. It's been a while.
Sure has. Hopefully, lots more vids ahead.
Great to see you back with another video. Hopefully we’ll see more content from you in the future!
Good to be back. At least 2 more vids to come, no promises after that.
Nice hand made tool!!! I like to see in use. The benefits of have four different setting inthe same marking gauge. Saludos desde Argentina!!
You can see it in action in the next next video.
Thank for sharing sir
Very cool marking gauge. Looks like a real time saver when doing layout.
Definitely saves a lot of time.
Many thanks for your new video! We have always something to learn from chinese masters craftsmen. I'm still at hand plane because i did many mistakes but i will build your full list of project , some day.
Making mistakes is just part of the process. I would like to see all 7 if you get it done before I die.
@@johnzzhu AHAHAHAHA...hand plane is the harder project
Cool project and welcome back! Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks, it has been awhile.
Glad to see you back!
Good to be back, for at least 2 more vids.
@@johnzzhu cant wait to see them! Also I hope you are doing well. I know I would love to see you make even more videos, but that can be unrealistic and I am just thankful for the ones you have made!
Awesome a new video! Your work is really good thanks for sharing your amazing gift.
John, Very glad to see you! Hope everyone in your family is staying safe! This seems like a nice simple and practical project. Looking forward to the next one. Take care.
It's definitely useful. Simple? I am glad it looks simple to make. Though I doubt anyone can make one successfully on the first try.
John Zhu Sorry, my mistake. I should have said “Seems simple to operate”. Getting the holes in the right place and especially getting the hexagonal shapes in the correct position must have been very aggravating! Lots of trial and error I’m sure. Thanks again!
@@MRrwmac I get it now. It is super simple. There was a time when people relied on feel and skill and training rather than technology. This harkens back to a simpler, more civilized time.
That is AWESOME!! I saw the original video from China a few years ago, and wondered just how that all went together. Thank you for making that marking gauge and posting it too - I wanted to know more about this cool tool the minute I saw it. Keep up the good work, I wish there was access to more traditional woodworking coming out of China.
Glad to have you back. I love these tool vids
I been following that guy for awhile even though I have no idea what he is saying lol
The international language of woodworking.
I think that the sharpening of the markers should be in the form of a "half moon" instead of a chisel, that way there would be no need to mark the angle, since the crescent shape would cover any angle of marking.
I saw, in a video of Granpa Amu, that he made a marker with simple nails, the marks are made by the round heads of the nails.
Try to make one with a round and edge and see if you have to mark the angle or not. Grandpa Amu just replicates something that's been done for hundred of years; I don't care to replicate. I believe before death comes, one could keep trying to improve, or sit in a hole.
Nice
Nicely done. A 4-in-1 marking gauge would definitely come in handy quite often with joinery projects.
John, good to have you back. Question: What would be the narrowest mark to the edge of a workpiece with this marking gauge?
Good to be back. The smallest setting is ~1/16" of an inch. If you look at the rotating video at the end, you'll notice on cutter #2 there is a little notch cut out in the body, this allows the cutter to sit in further. Great Q!
@@johnzzhu , thank you I see it now.
John, are the thumb screws necessary considering the tightness of fit? Is it fear that with use they will loosen?
The thumb screws are more than strong enough to hold the cutter. The cutter should be a tight fit to start. You shouldn't be able to pull or push the cutters in/out with your hand. The original idea with this marking gauge probably was just 2 nails nailed into a board; use it once and throw away. Great Q!
wowhh coole idee 🤘😎👍💚🍺🖖
Hello...
Is there a place on the internet where someone teach ancient Chinese carpentry step by step?
I have seen the videos from the Xin Quansheng workshop, but they are not very clear on the aspect of the assembly construction drawing, which is what I would like to learn.
I learned only by watching 辛全生 on youtube and yuku; his instructions are crystal clear to me; I understand him %100. There is an old Chinese saying "纸上谈兵“ is useless.
@@johnzzhu
Thanks very much
Stupid question what do you use a marking gauge for ???
To mark cutting lines for mortises, tenons, dadoes, rabbets and so on. It provides a clean mark with severed wood fibers and a positive spot to insert the cutting edge of your chisel or whatever tool you are using.