Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock. I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago
and I give credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.

Go to: www.spaco.org/bk.htm and click on the link "A Self Centering
Scriber for stock up to about 2" wide".

If you make one, and the scriber isn't centered perfectly, just reverse
it and scribe again. The center will be half way between the two lines
you make.

Pete Stanaitis

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:18:07 -0500, spaco wrote:

Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock.

I think on tapered stock it will make a line a bit closer to the upper
pivot side. Might not be a big error though...

spaco wrote:
Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock. I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago
and I give credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.

Go to: www.spaco.org/bk.htm and click on the link "A Self Centering
Scriber for stock up to about 2" wide".

If you make one, and the scriber isn't centered perfectly, just reverse
it and scribe again. The center will be half way between the two lines
you make.

Pete Stanaitis

Nice design. I have seen similar, but with just pins to ride the
outside of the bar being marked. This did not allow you to mark to the
ends of the bar. The arms on this one get around that problem. I think
I know what I am going to do Saturday morning.

CarlBoyd

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spaco wrote:
Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on top
of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface, holding
the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on tapered
stock. I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago and I give
credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.

Go to: www.spaco.org/bk.htm and click on the link "A Self Centering
Scriber for stock up to about 2" wide".

If you make one, and the scriber isn't centered perfectly, just reverse
it and scribe again. The center will be half way between the two lines
you make.

Pete Stanaitis

Nice design. I have seen similar, but with just pins to ride the outside
of the bar being marked. This did not allow you to mark to the ends of
the bar. The arms on this one get around that problem. I think I know
what I am going to do Saturday morning.

CarlBoyd


Yeah, me too - I've got a handful of small cap head shoulder screws lying
around, might use them instead of pins.
thanks Pete.

On Aug 6, 12:18*am, spaco wrote:
Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. *You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock. *I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago
and I give credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.


Pete Stanaitis

I could see making a second one with a drill bushing. Use a c-clamp
to hold it in place and drill a pilot hole.

Dan

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:18:07 -0500, spaco wrote:

Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock. I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago
and I give credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.

Go to: www.spaco.org/bk.htm and click on the link "A Self Centering
Scriber for stock up to about 2" wide".

If you make one, and the scriber isn't centered perfectly, just reverse
it and scribe again. The center will be half way between the two lines
you make.

Pete Stanaitis

Make any old scriber, then send it to Washington DC. It'll come back as
self-centered as you could ever wish for.

--
www.wescottdesign.com

On Aug 6, 6:38*am, " wrote:
On Aug 6, 12:18*am, spaco wrote:

Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. *You just lay in on
top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it along the surface,
holding the legs firmly against the sides of the stock. Even works on
tapered stock. *I saw it at a blacksmith conference several years ago
and I give credit to the guy who showed it to us, Tal Harris.

Pete Stanaitis

I could see making a second one with a drill bushing. *Use a c-clamp
to hold it in place and drill a pilot hole.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dan

Several gizmos of that type already in the gunsmithing catalogs for
drilling holes for sight beads on shotgun ribs. Very little new out
there for shop kinks, just a lot that's been forgotten.

Stan