Irwin Quick-Grip Clamps, Irwin Tools, varying prices
I used to only use iron C-clamps for my woodworking because they were what I had on hand. But it was always a pain to screw them to the right width and then use scrap wood in between the clamp and piece I was working on so as not to mar the wood. Quick-Grip clamps changed all that. They adjust to the right size in a snap, and then tighten with a few quick squeezes on the trigger. With the attached rubber feet you no longer have to worry about leaving marks in your work, and they come in a dizzying array of sizes.
$575?! Please tell me this is a typo.
Err, I was commenting about the Crown marking gauge.
oh yes, that was most definitely a typo. Sorry about that. The price is 46.99 – here’s the link – http://www.woodcraft.com/product/2000424/3753/crown-rosewood-and-brass-marking-gauge.aspx
Sorry to nit-pick, but the image for the marking gauge is incorrect. What is depicted is mortise gauge, if you notice the twin points for marking the longer edges of a mortise, which are adjustable to mark different mortise widths, a marking gauge only has one point.
Interesting, because the Woodcraft link I posted lists has that picture in the listing for a marking gauge. I never knew there was a difference. In any case, the pins on this tool are removable, so it can be used to score just one line if you wish.
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