Half Moon Marking Gauge 半月线勒子 - Traditional Chinese Woodworking Tools

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 - Traditional Chinese Woodwo...  ) 2. Chinese frame saw 锯 (   • Frame Saw 中国锯 - Traditional Chinese Woodwo...  ) 3. Chinese dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 (   • Adjustable Sliding Dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 - Tr...  ) 4. Chinese Knife Saw 刀锯 (   • Knife Saw 刀锯 - Traditional Chinese Woodwor...  ) 5. Chinese cutting gauge 勒刀子 (   • Cutting Gauge 勒刀子 - Traditional Chinese Wo...  ) 6. Chinese bevel gauge 活尺 (   • Bevel Gauge 活尺 - Tradition Chinese Woodwor...  ) 7. Chinese styled half moon marking gauge 线勒子 (   • Half Moon Marking Gauge  半月线勒子 - Tradition...  ) 7b. Offset plate for easy layout of mortise and tenon (   • Offset Plate - Angled Mortise and Tenon La...  ) 7c. Foolproof Angled mortise and tenon with the half moon Chinese marking gauge and Offset Plate (   • Foolproof Angled Mortise and Tenon Layout ...  ) Chinese woodworking master’s youtube channel:    / @辛全生木友之家   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