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Veritas Straightedges Ref: VN6

These anodized aluminium straight edges are 1 3/4" high and 7/16" wide, and will not rust. The reference edge is machined flat to within 0.003" over the entire length. They are available in three lengths, 24", 38" and 50". The 24" straight edge weighs 1 lb, the 38" weighs just under 2 lb, and the 50" version weighs 2.5 lb. Where extreme accuracy is needed, our solid steel bar has both edges precision ground flat to within 0.001" over the entire length. It is 24" long, 1/4" thick and 1 1/2" wide. At just over 2 lb, it's weight ensures it will stay in place while you make any adjustments.

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Veritas Straightedges

Veritas 24" Steel Straight Edge VN6201 £40.45
Veritas 24" Aluminium Straight Edge 05N6301 £26.10
Veritas 38" Aluminium Straight Edge VN6303 £38.45
Veritas 50" Aluminium Straight Edge VN6305 £75.95

Micro-Adjust Gauge Ref: VN3510 Gauge

The Veritas wheel marking gauge is a great workhorse and excellent value. Its popularity led to the development of a second model that incorporates a micro-adjust feature. It is similar to our standard wheel marking gauge with an anodized aluminum body, brass face, stainless-steel rod and internal O-ring to keep a constant light friction force on the rod. It differs in that the body is slightly longer and is fitted with a two-stage collet that allows micro-adjustment of the cutting wheel. The collet has a fine-pitch thread; one revolution advances or retracts the wheel 1/32", a half turn 1/64", a quarter turn 1/128", etc. The knurled thumbscrew then locks the setting.

The hardened steel wheel cuts wood fibres rather than tearing them, which leaves a clean mark, even on cross grain. The wheel's single-sided bevel also forces the gauge face against the stock, maintaining accuracy. The cutting edge of the wheel is at the extreme end of the shaft, which is useful for transferring dimensions such as tenon shoulder or mortise depth. The wheel retracts into the face of the gauge for storage.

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Micro-Adjust Gauge

Veritas Micro Adjust Marking Gauge VN3510 £37.15
Veritas Micro Adjust Marking Gauge Graduated -Imperial 05N3520 £40.00
Veritas Micro Adjust Marking Gauge Graduated Metric: 05N3521 £40.00
Veritas Micro-Adjust Gauge :Replacement wheel - 05N3511 £5.50

Standard Wheel Gauge Ref: VN3321

Standard Gauge - pretty much the same construction as the micro adjust but these are slighly shorter at 6" and do not have the micro adjust feature.

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Price: £29.90 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Dual Marking Gauge Ref: VN70.01

Set two measurements at once with two independently adjustable rods, alternate between them when transferring or marking repetitive dimensions.

The Veritas Dual Marking Gauge is actually a cutting gauge. It has two fixed round cutters on each stem. The stems can be fully retracted into the gauge head..

A clever feature is that the wheels are set with opposing bevels so you can always set the bevel in the waste of the cut.

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Price: £49.90 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Shaft Clamp for Dual Marking Gauge Ref: VN7005

On occasions, it may an advantage to lock the relative position of the two rods on the Veritas® Dual Marking Gauge, such as when a project requires a constant mortise size, but different offsets. The shaft clamp lets you lock the relative position of the cutters while still being able to adjust the fence for offset. This allows you to preserve identical mortise or tenon sizing when joining parts of different thicknesses or when adding a reveal, since it prevents the cutter settings from shifting while the fence is being repositioned.

Machined to precise tolerances to prevent binding on the rods, the 13mm long collar is made from extruded aluminium, with a turned brass thumbscrew that tightens onto the marking gauge’s steel guide rods without marring their surfaces. Made in Canada.

Price: £7.60 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Marking/Mortice Gauge Heads Ref: V-15N0101

Though designed for use with their Veritas® Wheel Marking Gauges, these gauge heads are a simple retrofit for any marking gauge with a 5/16" diameter shaft.
Made from carbon steel, the 5/8" diameter wheel cutters will scribe at any point in their circumference and slice rather than tear fibers for clean, accurate cuts. The single-bevel cutters are usable in-line for marking parallel lines, or with bevels facing for sure mortise sizing and chisel registration. Secured with integral set screws, the blades can be set as close as 3/8" apart. The included shaft collar registers against the marking gauge fence to ensure the shaft remains parallel to the workpiece, preventing accidental tilting of the cutters in use; this is especially useful when scribing large offsets from the fence.

Supplied as a pair of cutters with a shaft collar, hex key and instructions.

Price: £9.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Bar Gauge Heads Ref: 05N3101

Compares measurements e.g. equal diagnosis in drawers
Transfers dimensions without converting into numbers
Can be used for sizing shelves or interior trim on windows
Gauge head openings are 13 x 19mm, rip 6mm slices to make bars (wood not included)

Price: £13.80 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Beam Compass Heads Ref: 05N5001

Using a regular compass for small circles is OK, but for projects involving large circles or arcs, our beam compass heads are ideal.

The aluminum heads clamp onto a piece of wood between 5/8" and 3/4" thick, creating a compass whose radius is limited only by the length of stock you have at hand. Each brass clamping knob holds the head securely to the beam using a trapped pin that prevents pivoting and shifting. The pins withdraw as the clamping knob is backed off. The heads need only be clamped approximately as one of the points has an eccentric tip that can be used to achieve 1/8" of fine adjustment. Both points have been hardened and can be used to mark hard surfaces such as steel plate, sheet metal or aluminum.

Also included is a small pencil for marking wood and wallboard. The heads, points and pencil all pack into the slim tubular hard-shell case for storage in a toolbox.

A simple yet highly useful layout tool.

Price: £58.96 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Beam Compass Ref: VN3001

Ordinary compasses just don't cut it in the shop; a beam compass (or trammel) is much more practical.

Using a single beam section, the Veritas® beam compass deals with circles from 1-1/2" to 24" in diameter. Additional sections take you up to 80" (203cm) for circular tables, rockers, arches, etc. It has carbide-tipped points that readily scribe metal as well as wood, although the pencil head is usually used for scribing wood. A micro-adjust feature quickly gives accurate settings.

All of this comes in a fitted wooden case that even includes a small brass centre pivot disc for use where it is important not to mar work. The beams are steel and the fittings are solid brass.

Price: £119.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Poly-Gauge Ref: VN1401

Many find it hard to set equipment for a square cut; they simply give up on pentagons, hexagons, octagons etc. This gauge can be used to set table saws, jointers, radial arm saws, bandsaws & drill presses. Used flat, the gauge is ideal for setting mitre fences or for layout work.

Used vertically, the slotted knob becomes a stabilizing base that holds the gauge erect so that you have both hands free for adjusting & locking a fence or blade.

It is ideal for picture framing, tubs & planters, glued up cylinders for turning - any job that requires precise equipment setting for 4,5,6,8 or 12 sided mitres. Brass & zinc aluminium.

Price: £28.66 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Dovetail Markers Ref: 05N1010

For quick, accurate marking of dovetails, this pair are the best available. With riding ledges on both sides, these 50x50mm markers can be flipped over to scribe both slopes of the dovetail.
They are designed so the entire ledge is riding on the reference face, even when marking edge dovetails.

The relieved corners at the join of the body ensure perfect seating. Made from anodized aluminium, this pair of markers will never soil your work. 1:6 for softwood & 1:8 for hardwood.

Price: £10.96 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Dovetail Saddle Markers Ref: VN610

These dovetail saddle markers are precision machined at 1:6 and 1:8 angles, the traditional angles for softwood and hardwood dovetails respectively. The long legs ensure accurate registration.

Also, much like the Veritas® Saddle Square™ they are based on, they allow a continuous line to be transferred around the corner, so the straight and angled lines can be scribed at the same time, ensuring perfect alignment. The inside corner is relieved to ensure flush seating.

Made from anodized aluminum, these markers are light and durable, and will never mark your work.

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Veritas Dovetail Saddle Markers

Veritas 1:6 Dovetail Saddle Marker - 05N6104 £12.80
Veritas 1:8 Dovetail Saddle Marker - 05N6105 £12.80
Veritas Pair of Dovetail Saddle Markers - VN DSM £24.31

Saddle Squares Ref: VN56

Small Saddle Square - Transferring a line from one surface to another with a small square is not easy. Our saddle square allows you to scribe two perpendicular surfaces at one time. But, more importantly, it allows you to pick up on a line already scribed & accurately transfer it to another perpendicular face. With 1 1/4" (32mm) & 2 1/4" (57mm) inside legs, it can wrap a line around workpieces to nearly double this. Made of anodized aluminium, 50mm wide, with both end faces machined square.

Large Saddle Square - Many of the people who purchased the small saddle square have asked for a larger version. This version has 1-3/8" x 3-3/8" legs to accommodate a standard 2 x 4 e.g., for stud wall layout. It also has a slot machined through the centre to help lay out stud locations. Simply mark the centres of your studs on top and bottom plate, then place the square so that the slot is on the centre mark. Mark both sides of the saddle square to give accurate and square stud locations; the large saddle square is 1-1/2" wide so the marks will fit nominal 2" timber. Made of anodized aluminum, with both end faces machined square to within 1/4°.

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Saddle Squares

Veritas Small Saddle Square - VN5601 £12.85
Veritas Large Saddle Square - VN5610 £15.16

Mitre Saddle Ref: VN5615

When working on small items such as picture frames, a large combination square or try square can often be cumbersome. Not so with the new Veritas mitre saddle. The relatively small size makes it easy to use.

Despite its small size, it still has a large reference face (3-1/2" at the wide end) set at 45°. The leg measures 1" wide by 2-1/4" long. As with the saddle squares, the sides are machined so that a line can be easily and accurately transferred around workpiece corners. With the mitre saddle, however, a right-angle line on one surface is transferred as a 45° angle on the adjoining surface, or vice versa. This way, a line for a mitre cut can be wrapped around all surfaces precisely and will meet perfectly at the corners. The inside corner is relieved to ensure perfect registration.

Made from anodized aluminum, this marker is light, durable, and will never mark your work.

Price: £13.96 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Carpenters Gauge Ref: VN3601

Specifically designed to be carried in an apron or pocket, this is both a direct-reading compass and a marking gauge, two things that carpenters frequently need but find hard to carry.

It has a rotatable head, which locks vertically for use and horizontally for storage and tip protection. It is direct reading, both for radius and diameter, in inches and centimetres. If you have ever measured a dryer vent pipe at 5-7/16" diameter and needed to cut a hole for it, you'll know why direct-setting diameters are such an advantage. Similarly, if you have ever had to put a radius on a corner, you know why a combination compass/marking gauge is so valuable. You set your radius, locate the center using the gauge, then rotate the head and scribe your line with the compass.

The gauge is also useful in a cabinet shop because of the direct-reading feature (substantially reduces errors), as well as for the fast corner radiusing just described. Made of brass, stainless steel and high-impact ABS, it is 7-1/2" long overall, and will scribe circles up to 12" diameter.

Price: £23.60 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Sliding Bevels Ref: VN44

Bronze mechanism, combined with either 250mm (10") or 100mm (4") stainless blade, housed in resin impregnated wood handle
Locking mechanism allows the bevel to be used on either side
Can be used in restricted places, with cam lock
Locking operates by compression with no rotary movement

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Sliding Bevels

Veritas Large (10") Sliding Bevel - VN4401 £52.50
Veritas Small (4") Sliding Bevel - 05N4402 £44.99

Bevel Setters Ref: VN660

A sliding bevel is an excellent tool for transferring angles but not for reading them. This bevel setter allows you to set specific angles (from 0° to 60° in 1/2° increments) on a sliding bevel or a workpiece and to read angles already set. Both functions are useful for dovetailing, for machine set-up, for polygon work, or for accurately fitting a piece in a restricted location. Common dovetail and polygon angles are highlighted on the reverse side.
The etched stainless-steel blade is 3" wide and 7" long. It is both easier to use and more accurate than a protractor in the same applications.
(Veritas Sliding Bevel not included)

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Bevel Setters

Veritas Metric Bevel Setter - VN6603 £30.55
Veritas Imperial Bevel Setter - 05N6601 £30.40

Square Fence Ref: VN5401

The lack of a supporting fence ledge on a carpenter's square can now be eliminated using a square fence. The 200mm long anodized aluminium extrusion can be readily attached to either the body or blade of your square, with the two integral brass screws. The face of the Square Fence aligns with the edge of the workpiece, while the weight of the framing square rests on the material. One side offers a 25mm high face, the opposite side has a 6mm face.

Square not included.

Price: £20.80 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Proportional Calipers Ref: VN340

The small pair of calipers measure 245mm overall & has ratios of 1:1, 1.5:1, 2:1, 3:1 & 4:1.
The large caliper is 500mm overall & has the same ratios as the small plus 3 more; 1.25:1, 1.75:1 & 2.5:1.
Both have a firm joint system where you can adjust the amount of joint friction you want with the knurled brass thumbscrews.
The arms are made from anodized aluminium.

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Proportional Calipers

Veritas Small Proportional Calipers - VN3401 £26.15
Veritas Large Proportional Calipers - VN 3403 £50.50

Transfer Log Scribe Ref: VU0501

Can be used with 2 pencils for double scribing
Hardened steel pin can be used on one leg for smooth scribing
Fully adjustable from 0-300mm
Calibrated so that any opening can be used once the doube bubbles are set for a given pencil & pin projection
Curved pin tip has rounded end for smooth scribing
Straight tip is sharp pointed for compass work
Includes indelible pencil that marks well.
Zinc aluminum alloy and solid brass components.

Price: £93.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Centre Marker Ref: VN1501

Used for marking the centre of any square or round piece up to 6" across.
Ideal for marking work removed from a lathe after waste ends have been removed.
This accurate centre marker is a precision aluminum die casting with a steel scoring blade.
Easy to use, set the material in the marker, tap it and rotate a quarter turn and tap again, the result is two scoring lines that intersect at the exact centre.
Accurate to one twelth of one degree

Price: £22.75 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Set-Up Blocks Ref: VN5801

Setting up machines in the shop can be a frustrating and inaccurate undertaking. Tape measures and rulers are difficult to use when measuring gaps between curved bits and guide fences. Worse, machines often require two hands to adjust, leaving nothing to hold the measuring tool being used.

The Veritas® Set-Up Blocks help solve this problem. Simply place the appropriate block or combination of blocks between the fence and bit or blade and adjust accordingly.

The set includes five 2" long anodized aluminum blocks 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" thick, accurate to within 0.002", plus a steel 1-2-3 block (so named for its 1" x 2" x 3" size), accurate to within 0.0002"! Combined, they stack from 1/16" to 4-11/16" in 1/16" increments.

The entire set comes in a hard-shell plastic case with dividers to protect the blocks

Price: £44.99 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Veritas Precision Square Ref: VN350

This Veritas square (made in the USA) could easily become the most picked up measuring tool in your tool kit. It has the accuracy of an engineer's square (0.025mm per 25mm of length). All four edges are ground, and both faces have graduations on the inside and outside edges. The 80mm leg in half millimetres and the 150mm leg in millimetres. Use this square for general layout and checking whether surfaces are flat or straight. It also makes a great tool for machine set-up, since it lets you measure and check for square on the same plane. It features an engineer’s corner ensuring that the square seats well, even over saw whiskers. Made from high carbon steel with hard chrome plating, the markings are etched and black-filled for ease of reading.

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Veritas Precision Square Metric £24.95

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