Our Sashi Gane are used similarly to Western framing squares. However, they are very flexible and much more convenient for marking out complex joinery. The blades are beveled and hollowed on both sides so that an ink line can be laid down without smearing. Ink allows very precise layout...
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Our Sashi Gane are used similarly to Western framing squares. However, they are very flexible and much more convenient for marking out complex joinery. The blades are beveled and hollowed on both sides so that an ink line can be laid down without smearing. Ink allows very precise layout lines.
Sashi Gane in Shaku is ruled in the old Japanese measuring system. One Shaku equals 11.93˝ and is divided into 10 Sun, and each Sun is subdivided into 10 Bu. The other side has a scale for determining circumference and a squaring scale.
Sashi Gane in Shaku is ruled in the old Japanese measuring system. One Shaku equals 11.93˝ and is divided into 10 Sun, and each Sun is subdivided into 10 Bu. The other side has a scale for determining circumference and a squaring scale.
