Cutting Gauge 勒刀子 - Traditional Chinese Woodworking Tool

中国传统木工木匠的勒刀子。In this video I show you how to make a traditional Chinese woodworking cutting gauge. This is the fifth in a planned 7 video-series focusing on Chinese woodworking tools that are both traditional and different from European and English tools.

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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 W...  )
2. Chinese frame saw 锯 (   • Frame Saw 中国锯 - Traditional Chinese W...  )
3. Chinese dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 (   • Adjustable Sliding Dovetail Plane 燕尾刨...  )
4. Chinese Knife Saw 刀锯 (   • Knife Saw 刀锯 - Traditional Chinese Wo...  )
5. Chinese cutting gauge 勒刀子 (   • Cutting Gauge 勒刀子 - Traditional Chine...  )
6. Chinese bevel gauge 活尺 (   • Bevel Gauge 活尺 - Tradition Chinese Wo...  )
7. Chinese styled half moon marking gauge 线勒子 (   • Half Moon Marking Gauge  半月线勒子 - Trad...  )
7b. Offset plate for easy layout of mortise and tenon (   • Offset Plate - Angled Mortise and Ten...  )
7c. Foolproof Angled mortise and tenon with the half moon Chinese marking gauge and Offset Plate (   • Foolproof Angled Mortise and Tenon La...  )


Chinese cutting gauge reference video
1 of 4 (https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjY5Nz...)
2 of 4 (https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjY5Nz...)
3 of 4 (https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjY5Nz...)
4 of 4 (https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjY5Nz...)