15 Min. Marking Knive

[woodnick]

While on my morning walk I found this kitchen knive in the gutter. I cut the blade off and made this Marking Knive. The handle is heavy and has good balance.

 

[WoodWrangler]

Looks like something they'd find at a jail on prisoners ... wow

 

[Ray Martin]

Looks like something they'd find at a jail on prisoners ... wow

Hey Nicholas,

Nice [STRIKE]shiv[/STRIKE] marking knife. Kind of cool when you find a discard and can make something good out of it.

Ray

 

[Canuck]

Neat way to recycle there, Nicholas!!!:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Probably a lot more comfortable in the hand than one of those fancy rosewood handled marking knives at Lee Valley!:wsmile::wsmile:

Wayne

 

[cskipper]

At least easier on the wallet!

 

[nelsone]

Way to go! did you bevel it on one side or both?

 

[jfiles]

Ok, so somebody tell us novice woodworkers what a marking knife is used for :icon_scra – I’ve been using a pencil to mark my cuts and have always thought it did a pretty good job.

 

[Canuck]

Jack,

The marking knife should typically produce a much finer line and also cut the outside fibers of the wood. So, if you were laying out the shoulder of a tenon, the line that you scribe with the knife should be really accurate for the cut line and also start cutting outside fibers during your layout.

Personally. I sometimes use both. I scribe the line with the knife, then go over the line with a sharp pencil .........so I can see it!!!!:violent1: (A necessary step for someone over 60 like me!!!!mg_smilemg_smile)

Wayne

 

[woodnick]

It's beveled it on the right , So! does that make it a Right or Left??? :dontknow:

A Marking Knife will cut the fibers of the wood next to the straight edge for clean edge

 

[Gofor]

It's beveled it on the right , So! does that make it a Right or Left??? :dontknow:

A Marking Knife will cut the fibers of the wood next to the straight edge for clean edge

That's a right hand knife, as you lay the flat edge against the square surface and pull with the right hand to cut the wood fibers.. That is, unless you don't want the bevel to follow the grain, in which case you lay the flat edge against the square face and pull the point across the edge with the left hand to score the fibers :rolf::rolf:

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