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Rated "Highly recommended" by Woodworking Magazine, Spring 2005
 

Marking knives are used in place of a pencil to cut very precise layout lines into the work piece. The lines are very easy to see and help ensure accurate saw cuts when sawing precision joinery. The incised mark also works as an excellent reference for making final paring cuts.

A Blue Spruce marking knife will become an indispensable and treasured addition to your tool cabinet. The small marking knife is designed for general use in stock up to ¾” inch thick. It excels in marking out dovetail joints in small casework, drawers, jewelry boxes and other fine, detailed work. The large marking knife is designed for larger stock and larger scale casework generally over ¾” thick. It is also nice for those woodworkers with larger hands and who want a more substantial handle and heft to the marking knife.

Marking Knives: The small double bevel marking knife has a blade 1/32" thick by 5/16" wide with an overall length of 6-3/4". It is sized for the majority of marking needs in smaller scale projects like boxes, drawers and casework. The larger double bevel marking knife has a blade 1/16" thick by 1/2" wide and an overall length of 8-1/4". The larger size is most suitable for projects involving joinery such as mortise and tenons, dovetails in thicker stock and overall layout tasks. The marking knife blades are made from A-2 tool steel hardened to 60-62 Rc, which can develop an extremely keen and durable edge.
 

The large marking knife can also be specified to have a chisel handle as shown at right.

Click on the small image below to see an enlarged picture of the small marking knife and the large marking knife.
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