Squaring boards wider than marking gauge?
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Hope I’m not missing something obvious, but what’s the right way to square wood that’s wider than the length of a standard marking gauge?
I was taught to ensure boards were flat/square by:
1. Flattening to make a true face
2. Making a true edge from that
3. Gauging to width, square/flatten other edge
4. Gauging to thickness, square/flatten other face
If the board is too wide for my gauge, what should I do for step 3?
You can get marking gauges for side boards. Panel gauges.
A bit like a marking gauge but with a wide fence instead of a block and usually a wedge to lock it. I’ll get a picture .
More stable than a marking Guage and mines about 2ft
You can find plans or examples of shop-made panel gauges. Another option is to pull a line with a pencil at the end of your combination square. You can get to almost 12″ this way. You don’t get a knife wall, but with a sharp pencil, you can get a decent line, rip to it, and then just check more frequently for width as you plane it straight and true. A scored line from a gauge would be better so that you can watch the feather edge come up, but the pencil would be fine with care.