Tips & Techniques

Pencil scribing

Issue 20

I file a small, V-shaped notch in the end of my combination-square blade to guide the tip of my pencil when scribing straight lines for ripping to width. The point stays put as the square is moved along the edge of the work, and makes a quick, accurate scribe at the width I need.

Paul Dostie, Brunswick, ME

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