Veritas® Dodeca-Gauge
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This is the ultimate cabinetmakers gauge.
Historically, fine cabinet work (and even architecture) has always
been done using referential measurement; craftsmen used ratios,
relationships, and the tools/material at hand - and did not rely
on graduated rules, or "even" dimensions.
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| Mortises were based on material sizes (or chisel widths, irrespective
of actual dimension), story sticks recorded dimensions to eliminate measurement
error, and material thicknesses were determined by the supply at hand. Today,
we tend to rely on measurement instead of experience and technique to ensure
that assemblies fit together, and that components have consistent sizes. |
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While the story stick is an excellent method of recording larger
dimensions, such as those required for casework, there has been
a pressing need for smaller-scale, more refined, and more precise
method for recording measurements for joinery. Not only will the
Dodeca-Gauge store 12 precise measurements - it can also transfer
the measurements directly to a work-piece, with no possibility of
measurement or transfer error.
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| Each of the hardened steel wheel cutters
will perfectly scribe at any point of its circumference. Because they
cut wood fibers rather than tear, they leave a clean mark, even on
cross grain. Each wheel's single-sided bevel also pulls the gauge
face against the stock, maintaining accuracy. The cutting edge of
the wheel is at the extreme end of the graduated rod, which is useful
for transferring dimensions such as tenon shoulder and |
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mortise depth. The wheel retracts into the face of the gauge for
storage and protection. The gauges are particularly easy to set,
since each has an internal O-ring to keep light but constant friction
on the rod.
The proximity of adjacent cutters makes it easy to set mortise
widths directly from your chisels, or to take direct measurements
off each cheek of a tenon - allowing the mating mortise to be scribed
perfectly. The beauty of the design is that
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| adjacent heads can also scribe simultaneously, allowing for up to 6 pairs
of coupled measurements, at a variable distance from the fence. |
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To keep your referential settings clear, the center of the brass
face can be written on with a soft pencil (we recommend 2B). One
can decide to group measurements by joint, by chisel width, or by
material thickness - or even all three. The possibilities are endless.
Each rod is graduated to 6" in 16ths, and is made from centerless
ground stainless steel stock, and laser etched. Quantity discounted
for those that may have more than one project on the go at a time.
Very comfortable gauges to use, and
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| much more elegant to use than multiple single or double gauges. |
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