Woodpeckers Stair Gauge Set, 4 Pack Set - Two Sizes (Extra Tall/Deep & Thin Pairs), Made in USA, Works Great with Carpenter & Framing Squares

Woodpeckers Stair Gauge Set, 4 Pack Set - Two Sizes (Extra Tall/Deep & Thin Pairs), Made in USA, Works Great with Carpenter & Framing Squares

INCLUDES 2 SIZES - The extra deep set works well with framing lumber while the thin set works well when you're using them in furniture and cabinet work. STAIR GAUGE FOR FRAMING SQUARES - Works with laying out the rise and run on stair stringers. But you can also make your framing square easier and faster to use by clamping a pair of Stair Gauges to one leg and butting them to the edge of your material. WORKS WITH DELVE SQUARES & SKILLSQUARES - Repetitive angle marking is as simple as clamping a stair gauge on at the desired angle. Now, no matter how many times you need to mark the angle, it will be exactly the same as the first. WORKS WITH PRECISION TRIANGLES - Often you need an offset from a corner and sometimes that offset is different on one side than it is on the other. Set the two dimensions you need on the Precision Triangle and index them to your stock. MADE IN USA - Crafted with precision in Ohio, each Stair Gauge Set undergoes meticulous inspection to ensure superior quality and reliability. We also include a wall mountable Rack-It storage system to keep your Stair Gauges in plain sight.

Stair Gauges are nothing new. Carpenters have been using them on framing squares for over a hundred years. What’s new is using them on tools other than framing squares. A few years ago, one of our team members put one on his DelVe square to do repetitive angle marking and since then we’ve been coming up with clever new uses for them. We’ve suggested them so many times in our videos we finally decided it was time to start making them ourselves.

Why are there two sizes? If you’ve worked with construction lumber lately, you may have noticed the round-over on the edge seems to keep growing. Traditional depth stair gauges just barely reach the flat area. Combine the huge round-overs with missing knots and chipped edges and you don’t have much of a chance to get an accurate location. So, we made one pair extra deep to make sure you get perfect results when working with framing lumber. On the other hand, when you’re using them in furniture and cabinet work, you’re working mostly with crisp corners and sometimes with very thin material. The thin Stair Gauges are unobtrusive and well-balanced, even with our small DelVe Squares.

How do you use them? First, let’s look at the most obvious choices in the Woodpeckers line-up - DelVe Squares and SkillSquares. Repetitive angle marking is as simple as clamping a stair gauge on at the desired angle. Now, no matter how many times you need to mark the angle, it will be exactly the same as the first. Whether you’re marking miter cuts, rafters, stair stringers, or any other angled layout, your speed, accuracy and consistency just took a giant leap forward. This nifty trick also works with any other brand of carpenter square that has angle graduations.

Another handy use is with the Precision Triangles. Often you need an offset from a corner and sometimes that offset is different on one side than it is on the other. Set the two dimensions you need on the Precision Triangle and index them to your stock.