🪚 Mark your craft with Japanese precision and style!
The KAKURI Wood Marking Gauge is a premium Japanese woodworking tool featuring a 120mm adjustable marking width, a natural bamboo body for lightweight comfort, and a sharp carbon steel blade that safely stores inside. Handcrafted by skilled Japanese artisans, it delivers precise, parallel lines for professional carpentry with ease and durability.
| Manufacturer | KAKURI |
| Brand | KAKURI |
| Item Weight | 4.2 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 2.32 x 5.31 x 7.28 inches |
| Item model number | 41451 |
| Color | 4-3/4" |
| Closure | screw |
| Grip Type | smooth |
| Material Type | Carbon Steel |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Point Type | Broad |
| Line Size | 2mm_and_above |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 41451 |
D**R
Very Nice Tool
Easy to use and works very well. It not only marks well but I have also used it to cut very thin wood to make my own Kumiko strips.
D**1
Very accurate, very comfortable
I continue to be shocked at the level of comfort and accuracy from the seemingly "basic" Japanese woodworking tools. This thing is way more stable and sturdy than my wheel marking gauge. Feels great in the hand, very natural and intuitive. Absolutely love this thing.
D**R
Good Quality - Ignore Reviews Criticizing Blade Not Straight
Reasonable quality, The fit of the body to the sliding rod is not great but doesn’t have to be. this kind of tool is adjusted by tapping lightly with a very small hammer or similar.This tool is designed for cutting a marking line “across the grain”. Not designed for marking “along the grain”. The knife will dig in and follow the grain not the edge of the board. Use a pin or wheel marker instead.To those reviewers who criticize the fact that the blade is not parallel with the face - a cutting gauge is designed to be slid in one direction, not the other, and the angle of the blade drags the fence tight against the edge of the wood so the mark is more accurate.The long fence on this type of gauge helps prevent twisting while marking.Marples “cutting gauges” are available at a similar price point and I would recommend those if you can’t get used to tap and set adjustments :)
S**W
Leaves a nice crisp line that is easy to locate with a chisel.
I’ve used the pin style gauge and the roller style from which I got mediocre results from both. I couldn’t see or even feel the line and the pin style left scratches in the grain. This is easy to set up and adjust and the blade gives a nice crisp line that is easy to find with a chisel.
N**K
Favorite gauge
Measurements are off, but that doesn't matter much. Great tool, locks in well, leave a line that is bigger than the wheel gauge, with more accuracy.
H**D
Consistent
Really like this gauge. Used specifically to mark center of 4x4 wood beams. Consistent results every time.
T**N
Very good marking gauge.
Very good quality. Works very well. Would not hesitate buying it again. Good brand.
R**S
Did not meet my needs
I needed the blade to be adjustable but it is fixed
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