Brendon

**Brendon** · Jul 10, 2015, 04:42 PM

Hello all,
Interested in seeing what toolmakers are up to everywhere.
B

**kbalch** · Jul 10, 2015, 06:16 PM

Hi Brendon,

Welcome!

Very nice - is that a scribe of some sort?

What's next on your build list?

Ken

**Brendon** · Jul 11, 2015, 02:06 AM

Hi Ken,
Thanks for the comment.
I like cutting dovetails by hand when making drawers etc.
But I find that most marking or cutting gauges do not cut a crisp, neat
line for me when marking the baseline. I like a decent, dead straight cut
that I can register my chisel into when chopping out the waste.
So, I made my own cutting gauge; it is a bit heavier than most and has a replaceable
sharp blade. It cuts across the grain beautifully
and with no effort. Dead straight. Just the ticket for dovetail baselines.
My next 'build' is actually a few more similar cutting gauges made from different
wood. I am working on one in Cocobolo at the moment.
What are you making at the moment?
Cheers,
Brendon

**kbalch** · Jul 11, 2015, 07:06 AM

Hi Brendon,

What a beautiful gauge - thanks for the explanation!

I'm currently building an Ultima GTR kit car, which I'm hoping to have completed and on the road sometime this fall. You can follow the project here: Ultima-Builders.com

Ken

**Brendon** · Jul 12, 2015, 05:12 AM

Wow! Ken,
some project.
You'll knock some fun out of that when you have it on the road.
Cheers
Brendon

**Brendon** · Jul 13, 2015, 12:29 AM

Hi Ken,
Just thought you might be interested in seeing this handplane I made a couple of years ago.
The infill wood is Amazon Rosewood.

Cheers
Brendon

**WoodworkeeLaura** · Aug 17, 2016, 01:07 AM

Brendon, both the plane and scribing tool are beautiful! Where can I find the plans to make them? Thanks for sharing.

Laura

**Paul Jones** · Jul 15, 2015, 10:36 AM

Both Brendon and Ken have taken building to the high-end of perfection and I am looking forward to seeing more of your projects. Thank you Ken for your link to your website and seeing what you are working on (also your exceptionally clean and organized shop provided motivation by example for my shop clean-up work this weekend). Thanks, Paul

**PJs** · Jul 15, 2015, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by kbalch

Hi Brendon,

What a beautiful gauge - thanks for the explanation!

I'm currently building an Ultima GTR kit car, which I'm hoping to have completed and on the road sometime this fall. You can follow the project here: Ultima-Builders.com

Ken

First Brendon, your scribe Is a work of art with precision function as well...exceptional!! Ken your kit car blew me away. Your Craftsmanship and "Clean Shop" are praiseworthy beyond words. Hope you can do a video with sound when you spark her up and road test her! Years ago a buddy and I built a show car from a 49 Willys on a funny car frame and a real 500hp 302 we built...but that was pale in comparison to a hand built LS7 and your beautiful fabrications! Thanks to you both for sharing! ~PJ