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    Posted 9 years ago

    Pencil-nec…
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    Picked up a group of old tools from the estate of a turn-of-the-century shipwright that included this brass & wood miter gauge of a type I've not seen before. There is no maker's mark I can find now that I've cleaned 100 years of grime & creosote off the brass blades. The compass points appear to be hand written & scribed, but that may be because the originals wore off. The large brass arm pivots while the thinner one slides along the storage groove to marks indicating the degree from 45 to 0 and on to 45 (if that makes any sense). The brass arms are held by a copper pin and the wood appears to be boxwood or something similar.

    Does anyone recognize this style and a possible maker?

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      That is an inclinometer rule with a bevel. Used by an architect normally.
    2. Pencil-necked-geek Pencil-necked-geek, 9 years ago
      Thanks for the correct terminology on this tool. As mentioned, I can see no maker's mark. Is that unusual for a tool like this?
    3. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      If you do some research you will find that quality units are marked and where they are marked. They average guy can get by with dollar store items, a professional needs a bit more accuracy. If you went about cleaning this without knowing what you were doing you may have removed the branding. Stanley tool made different versions of these and the branding wore off very easily as it wasn't etched or engraved, it was a cheap printing.

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