Tom McLaughlin discusses the marking knives, gauges, pens, and pencils he uses every day in the shop. A Woodworker’s Layout Tools: Measuring November 28, Nov 02,  · I carry a “stockman” style, three-bladed pocket knife with the typical clip, spey and sheep’s foot blades. I use the sheep’s foot for all marking calling for a knife line. The others all have uses in the shop. Since I use it for everything from cutting clippings from news papers to whittling pegs, it is always in my pocket. May 01,  · The marking knife seems like such a simple tool that it would be easy to dismiss it as little more than a blade and a handle. But we all know better: Marking out with a knife instead of a pencil means that you care about the details. So it makes sense to focus on the details when choosing the knife.
I came across a recommendation by British teacher and author Paul Sellers for using a Swann-Morton® scalpel as a marking knife. I bought the scalpel, sold as a handle alone, and a box of 50 blades. One handle and 50 blades for about $20 (Cdn.) sounded like a good deal in dollar terms, but perhaps a waste in practical terms as I am a woodworker and not a surgeon! Tom McLaughlin discusses the marking knives, gauges, pens, and pencils he uses every day in the shop. A Woodworker’s Layout Tools: Measuring November 28, Nov 02,  · I carry a “stockman” style, three-bladed pocket knife with the typical clip, spey and sheep’s foot blades. I use the sheep’s foot for all marking calling for a knife line. The others all have uses in the shop. Since I use it for everything from cutting clippings from news papers to whittling pegs, it is always in my pocket.

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