Comments on: Match Mortise Size Without Measuring

By: Ralph fetsch

Ralph fetsch — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:56:32 +0000

Couldn’t just move the board over to the other side and mark that side and get the same results as using the marking gauge?

By: Steve Branam

Steve Branam — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:47:36 +0000

Nice! I’ve really been getting into this no-ruler thing, so I’ve been gobbling up all these kinds of tips I can. There are only a few things that actually need to be measured, most other things can be fit to them by other means.

By: Stuart Hough

Stuart Hough — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:10:46 +0000

Thanx Bob!
After I read this tip I did the AHA! dance. This seems so basic and doable I feel dumb for not having figured it out earlier. You just helped this neophyte get his workbench done sooner!

By: Scott Stahl

Scott Stahl — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:25:59 +0000

Once the gauge is set you run a line down both sides of the board. That is, one line from the ‘top’ side and one line from the ‘bottom’ side.

This ‘trick’ merely moves the original measurement from the end to the middle of the board. Works great.

By: J Wright

J Wright — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:32:20 +0000

Did Mr. Lang leave out a step? He shows us how he determined the mid-way mark on the one side, but how did he then determine the location of the opposite side of the tenon? What am I missing?

By: Bruce Jackson

Bruce Jackson — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:20:33 +0000

Thanks, Bob. You know, I don’t have very good eyes, so I have trouble with seeing the finer marks. I divorced my tape measure some time ago – it was an amicable relief after a contentious dependency, which slowed down my molasses-like artistic development. I didn’t need to see the video to see the beauty in your method. In fact, I tried something similar in setting up a tongue-and-dado joint the other day on my router table. Works beautifully, and what’s best is the tape stayed on the shelf and my poor, poor eyes are relieved.