Gauge, Mortise
Mortise gauge made by Brother David Rowley, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY
1800-1855
Description
A double ended mortise gauge carved from beech with spurs 1/8" apart at one end and 3/8" apart at the other end. The two spurs 1/8" apart are filed into the end of a single piece of steel bar held in place by a maple wedge. The other two spurs are separate steel pins driven through gauge and filed to knife edges. Used to layout muntin and stile mortises on window sash.
Notes
See blog post on this object: https://shakerml.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/a-tool-for-everything/
New York Mount Lebanon Church Family
