Talk:Marking gauge

Merger proposal
Wikipedia article Wood scribe based on the contents of the article is identical if not entirely the same with the contents of wikipedia article marking gauge. I believe that there is no clear difference between the two and also Image searches further show evidence of difference between the two. One website also shows a clear representation of what is called in the page as "Wood Scribe" and therefor shows it clear that the two are indistinguishable. Kendelarosa5357 (talk) 06:34, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Agree - "wood scribe" is just another name for a "marking gauge". Wizard191 (talk) 15:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Disagree - if anything, Wood Scribe is the more general form (without gauging built in), and marking gauge is a more sophisticated type of wood scribe (one which has a head for keeping a fixed offset for the scribe to mark). Any proposals to merge marking gauge into wood scribe instead of the other way around? Mean time, I'm going to add links between the two. Dovid (talk) 21:04, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * From my searches across the internet a "wood scribe" can describe two things. The first is a marking gauge. The second is a "scribe for wood". This second definition is also explained in this book: . Right now the text at wood scribe simply describes a marking gauge, so it should be merged into this article and then rewritten to cover the non-marking gauge aspect and a hatnote added to explain the other meaning of the word. Wizard191 (talk) 21:09, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Disagree: "Wood Scribe" is a description of any tool that can scribe or mark wood and can be any metal pointed object (single steel unit or metal point inserted into timber handle). This tool can be used to score straight lines or curved lines for patterns. A "Wood Gauge" is used by joiners (old trade, not the current one) to scribe a line parallel in close proximity (up to 6") to a cut or formed edge. There are 2 basic wood gauges, 1. Scores a single line at a predetermined distance from the edge or 2. scores 2 parallel lines (set by the gauge) at a predetermined distance from the edge.  It was common for apprentices to make their own wood gauge as part of their apprenticeship to encourage accurate detail in their other joinery work.  My source is my father who has passed on but encouraged my brother and I to take an interest and care for tools.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Wash2u2 (talk • contribs) 22:48, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

As the consensus seems to be that the articles should not be merged, I have updated the marking gauge article to contain a short description of the non-marking-gauge form of wood scribe, and a link to the marking gauge article. I have also removed the merge tags. 24.68.236.214 (talk) 21:03, 11 August 2010 (UTC)