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Mortise gauge

One day I’ll build a proper workbench, and I will have to cut mortise’n’tenons, and I will use this tool to lay them out.

It’s leftover purpleheart (what did I use purpleheart on before this?) and some strips of brass I’ve had since college (what was I doing with brass in college?)

You can retract the pin into a little notch in the face if you only want a single line. Can’t remember if I saw that somewhere or if I was just very clever.