Marking Tools [Sumikake-dougu]
A moment
5 Ruler measuring length
1.Shaku
It's Ruler that can be folded. The number of foldings is so large that it is commonly called "six-fold", and there are wooden ones and steel ones.
2.Winding scale
The tape-shaped Ruler, made of cloth or thin steel, can be wrapped in the case. They range from about 2m to those that can measure a long distance.
3.Bamboo shaku
It's made of bamboo.
Folding, winding, bamboo shaku from the upper left
- ＊The contents of this page are excerpts from "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Collection No. 5: Ruler Sumikake, Marking Gauge, Drills".
- ＊The names used in the museum are mainly based on the names of tools used in the Kansai region. The name of the tool may be different depending on the region or researcher.