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MARKING GAUGE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

marking gauge: an item in the "Woodworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

trusquin : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du bois» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

... [A tool] used to scribe a true line along the edge of a board. This tool, usually of wood, has a head which slides on a beam that is just under 8" long. By turning a thumbscrew you can fasten the head at any end along the beam. At the end of the beam, there is a projecting spur ... the spur scores the required line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

[...] [outil] muni d'une tige de bois graduée, d'une tête coulissante, d'une vis de serrage et d'une pointe d'acier. Il sert à tracer des lignes parallèles sur une surface de bois, à partir d'une arête. Il existe des trusquins de bois à deux pointes pour le traçage des tenons et mortaises.

Spanish

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