New Tool From REED Planes Embossing Die

New REED Planes Embossing Die is used to make graduated marks on rulers and other marking tools. This is how you can make rulers yourself.

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[hillview_tool]

Thank you for the kind words James! This was a fun project to work on!

[johnfreiler]

As an engineer, I can totally appreciate that and yeah, that's not going to be an inexpensive item. But for my woodworking, I've been getting away from measuring anything: story sticks and marking from reality now "rule" my woodworking world.
And as a fan of your channel? Well anything that gets you that excited is just fun to watch. Well done.

[harlanbarnhart]

I have been making my own wooden rules already. I have a 24" 30" 36" 48" because I find it convenient. I like them thin (less than 1/8"), about 1.5" wide and made of maple. I stick an old aluminum rule to the blank with double stick tape and transfer the marks with a square and marking knife.

[lucasandri]

Very cool gadget, next you can try putting some gold leaf beteween the wood and the roller

[rolandharrison]

This is really cool. If I had one I would mark all of the edges of my workbenches. That way you’d never have to search for that outlaw ruler, well at least when you’re working at the bench. That gave me the giggles.

[brucecomerford]

Your statement ‘going down to the shed to have fun‘ is what hit it on the head for me. That’s what woodwork is for me.

[williammoak]

Cool tool . I could see how much fun you had playing around with this tool .

[dstrctd]

I’m glad I’m not losing my mind*: I just placed an order on the store last night and saw this and its message to watch the video, and was sure I would have remembered seeing a video on this.

I still wouldn’t have been interested though. Years ago when I moved to the US for work, I made a special trip to Bunnings before I left to buy a tape measure marked only in mm, because I’d recently realised how useful it was to be able to use both sides of the tape. (Tapes and even rulers marked in both metric and imperial having been far and away the majority in Australia in the 90s. Now it’s pretty uncommon.)

* at least, I /may/ not be losing my mind

[steveshapland]

My wife looked for 'product' coming out of my shop, while I sought the zen of process. 😊

[ianpearse]

Wow, time to reintroduce the SECTOR and get rid of rulers for ever. Is that an infinity loop? Lol. That though made me smile!

[andrewking]

This is a tool that most have never thought about, thanks for the fun video!

[timothymallon]

Now we need a doyle scale, a metric scale and a slide rule version

[Skip_Esquire]

I don't doubt there's a bunch of cool uses for this tool and I'd love to see some of them. A follow up video sharing projects made by people who rent/buy one of these would really be a fun watch IMO.

[brandonharjer]

You perfectly explained the channel and why I love it (and handtool woodworking).

[reedplanes]

James thanks so much for the video and all your help. To explore ideas and have some even make it to market is a lot of fun for me. I know they may not be for everyone but that is not my goal. There is a long history of ruler making with some pretty amazing rulers out there. Lets see what this embossing die can do to reveal a whole new era of creativity. If I can recoup some of the development costs for this version and there is demand for a metric version I will make it. Lets have fun in the shop, thanks Jeff

[liquidrockaquatics]

Honestly I don’t ever see myself using this, but I hope everyone that does has a blast!

[mikec]

This is absolutely crazy (in a good way) - never seen such a cool tool, which probably no one needs, but’s fun to have it and make your own ruler, but unfortunately I live in a metric world 😀

[larrybriggi]

It is about the fun, challenge and satisfaction. We can justify our tool storage and jigs to others as "efficiency". Reality to the woodworker may be pleasure.

[volinarsworkshop]

Ooo you could also use atomized metals and super thin ca to infill the markings! ❤

[devinteske]

Some of the competition will be CNC. I currently use my Shaper Origin to put rulers on things. I love putting rulers on acrylic and using contrasting enamel paint as infill. However, I consider myself to be a galoot that loves purpose built tools that do not require electricity, and as such would consider renting one occasionally (and if I had to rent it more than once would probably just buy one even at $550, because I don’t like going to the post office)