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Marking Dark Woods

with a White Charcoal Pencil

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HEN TRACING A PATTERN ONdark wood, such as walnut, use a

charcoal white pencil available at your local artist-supply store.

—JOSEPHM. HERRMANN,Jefferson, Ohio

Double-Duty Marking Gauge

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O DOUBLE THE USEFULNESSof a marking gauge, install a pencil in
a screw-tightened hole at the unused end. There are many situa-
tions where a pencil line is preferable to a scratch. One can also put an
india-ink drafting pen in the hole and draw nice smooth lines parallel
to an edge—they look very much like ebony inlay.
—SIMONA. WATTS,San Francisco, Calif.

MEASURING, MARKING & LAYOUT