Layout, Measuring, and Marking Tools

Get the most out of your layout, measuring, and marking tools in your woodworking shop. Find out tips and tricks for using tape measures, steel rules, squares, marking gauges, and marking knives.

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These super-accurate layout helpers earned a permanent place in the WOOD® magazine shop.
Marking your wood projects
Clever tips for measuring and marking your wood
Razor-fine layout lines
Use "cutting-edge" technology for accuracy a pencil could never deliver.
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In the shop, as in life, little things can make a big impact on the experience. Here are some small things we love.
A Woodworker's Basic Tool Kit
What tools does a beginning woodworker need, and how should he or she acquire them? From a poll of WOOD® magazine staff members, we assembled a basic tool kit.
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