On 19/01/2016 11:59 AM, michael suwczinsky wrote:
> > I found a similar gauge at an antiques mall in Monterey after the > oldest's
wedding. Cracks in the ebony open up when the screw is > tightened. Still 
pondering the best repair, but a heavy, substantial > tool >

I have a boxwood and brass morticing gauge that has a full
brass plate on the face of the head.  The points are still good,
but the head was split in half, and has a few dark stains on it.
This poor thing had loads of potential, but due to the split
head it was no longer a collector's item.  So it was sitting in
one of the boxes full of junk under a dealer's table, for $2.
I glued the head back together and it works just fine now.

What's that?  Pictures, you say?  Here you go...
http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10074/gage.jpg

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Darrell LaRue
Oakville ON
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User