Shinwa 1-15mm Taper Gauge with Metal Case drawing circles The handles are made from

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

Thinner head heights are ideal when working with thin wood

The locking knob is recessed in the end which keeps it out of the way and allows the gauge to be used on either side

they are handy to have on hand for critical machine set up and also checking the accuracy of other squares that may have gone out of calibration

Shinwa 1-15mm Taper Gauge with Metal Case drawing circles The handles are made fromThis 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