Marking Tools [Sumikake-dougu]
A moment
3 Tools that measure horizontal and vertical
1.Horizontal instrument
Two standard glasses are attached to Ruler, made of wood and metal, with accurate surfaces. Used to check the horizontal or vertical correctness of a member by moving air bubbles.
Various horizontal instruments
2.Mizumori Pipe
Used to view the horizontal distance of a long distance. Attach a hose to a simple can and attach a glass tube to it. By guiding the water in the can to the glass tube from a hose attached to the ground and connecting the height of the water, it is possible to examine the horizontal level.
3.Thread maki
It is used to connect horizontal points examined with a horizontal device or water balance pipe with thread and to create a reference line.
Kite thread winding, door wheel type, young leaf type from left
4.Lowering
It is a weighted thread and is used to lower it from a member to check for vertical success or failure.
From the left, 2 spindle-shaped and 2 shell-shaped.
- ＊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.