JessEm Wood Sabre Mini – Precision Woodworking Marking Gauge

The JessEm Wood Sabre Mini is a premium woodworking marking gauge built for craftsmen who demand precision, durability, and repeatable accuracy. Compact, lightweight, and engineered for everyday use, it produces crisp, clean layout lines for joinery, cabinetry, furniture making, and fine woodworking.

Manufactured from precision-machined stainless steel and hard-anodized 6061 aluminum, the Wood Sabre Mini combines exceptional durability with an ergonomic sabre-style design that provides smooth, controlled marking across your workpiece. Its razor-sharp A2 tool steel blade delivers clean, consistent scribe lines, while the retractable blade design keeps the cutting edge protected when not in use.

Whether you're laying out dovetails, mortises, tenons, or general joinery, the Wood Sabre Mini gives you the confidence to mark with absolute precision.

Why Choose the JessEm Wood Sabre Mini?

• Produces crisp, highly accurate layout lines
• Compact design for everyday workshop use
• Hardened A2 tool steel marking blade
• Retractable blade for added safety
• CNC-machined stainless steel construction
• Hard-anodized 6061 aluminum body
• Smooth 0–4" marking range
• Wide stainless steel reference face for exceptional stability
• Precision manufactured and calibrated in Canada

Precision A2 Tool Steel Blade

The Wood Sabre Mini features a precision-ground, beveled A2 tool steel blade, hardened to 60 Rockwell C, producing exceptionally clean, repeatable marking lines while maintaining a long-lasting cutting edge.

Compact Sabre-Style Design

Inspired by the award-winning Wood Sabre II, the Mini features the same ergonomic sabre-style body that naturally applies even pressure for smooth, accurate marking while remaining compact enough for everyday woodworking tasks.

Premium CNC-Machined Construction

Precision-machined stainless steel components and hard-anodized 6061 aluminum provide exceptional rigidity, corrosion resistance, and long-term durability in demanding workshop environments.

Retractable Blade

When not in use, the hardened marking blade retracts below the reference face, protecting both the blade and the workpiece while improving safety during storage and handling.

Wide Stainless Steel Reference Face

A nearly 2⅜-inch stainless steel reference face glides smoothly along your workpiece, providing outstanding stability and helping maintain perfectly consistent layout lines.

Secure Stainless Steel Locking Knob

A precision stainless steel locking knob firmly secures your measurement, preventing unwanted movement and ensuring repeatable results throughout every project.

Calibrated in Canada

Every Wood Sabre Mini is carefully inspected and calibrated at JessEm's Canadian manufacturing facility to ensure professional-level accuracy right out of the box.

The JessEm Wood Sabre Mini is ideal for:

• Joinery layout
• Cabinet making
• Furniture building
• Dovetails
• Mortise and tenon joinery
• Box joints
• Fine woodworking
• General shop layout
• Trim carpentry
• Professional woodworking

Why Woodworkers Choose the Wood Sabre Mini

The Wood Sabre Mini delivers professional marking accuracy in a compact, easy-to-use design. Built with premium materials and engineered for repeatable precision, it's the ideal layout tool for woodworkers who value clean, accurate joinery. Whether you're building heirloom furniture or completing everyday shop projects, the Wood Sabre Mini helps ensure every cut starts with a perfect layout line.

Proudly manufactured in Canada, it's a marking gauge designed to perform for a lifetime.

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