Shinwa 1-15mm Taper Gauge with Metal Case drawing circles They weigh only 15 g

They weigh only 15 g and can measure lengths between 0

It has a manganese steel blade that is hardened to HRc 61 and has a 25 mm radius hook which makes it idea for carving concave recesses in spoon and bowls

The handles are made from stained beech with a steel ring on the butt end to prevent splitting from heavy mallet blows

These 150 mm x 100 mm precision try squares are made by Kinex to Accuracy Class 0 according to the DIN 875 standard

All that is required is wetting the surface of the stone with water

Shinwa 1-15mm Taper Gauge with Metal Case drawing circles They weigh only 15 gThis taper gauge from Shinwa is a very useful tool for making a variety of measurements including size of dados, holes, pipes, gaps etc, between 1 and 15 mm. It can also be used to quickly set up plunge depths on drill presses and routers. When using the gauge to measure gaps between parallel surfaces the reading is read directly from the gauge and when measuring diameter, a correction is applied using the table on the back of the gauge to compensate