Very nicely made marking gauge of maple with brass wear plate inset into cutter end of stem and secured with two steel wood screws. The steel cutter protrudes from this plate. There are three circular mortises in the face of the fence below the stem that once held three wear plates.
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Shaker Museum Gauge, Marking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=250. Accessed on November 2, 2024
