Measuring Up With A Wicked Good Caliper

While going through GarrettWade.com looking for another useful tool or two, I found this giant set of Wicked Good Vernier Calipers (invented by Pierre Vernier, France,1639 for all you history buffs) listed in the woodworking tools. In the whistle shop, everything gets measured and measured and measured...so I was really excited to find this oversize tool. Here is their description and specifications for the calipers.

"Giant 24" Vernier Caliper, a splendid tool, & easily manageable despite its size
When we first discovered this, we were awestruck. There's just no other word to describe the feeling. It seems such an oddly outsized tool, yet take it up in your hand and you will think of a thousand times you could have used just such a useful measuring device. Virtually identical to a machinist's steel caliper, this one is made of aluminum, so it is easily manageable despite it's large size. A terrific find, and irresistible at this price. You'll want one just to watch your friends gawk.
Capacity: 24" long with a 2-3/4" deep jaw. Graduated in inches and millimeters, outside reading only. The Vernier scale reads in 1/128" and 0.05mm."

 

This is the perfect tool to do repeat measuring and checking parts for size. I am really impressed with all the things it is useful for, like checking board width and thickness in the wood shop, the distance on sound hole to whistle butt to check initial tuning and the list can go on and on. You will enjoy how light and easy to set these calipers are. Quick measurements require using only one hand to set and hold the slide when checking several measurement on your project. You can purchase this tool without having to take a loan out on your house...$29.95 is a great bargain.

Here I am checking the length of a Low F to make sure there is a good allowance for tuning up and down. The calipers do this job well and are extremely accurate. The whistles in the top row on the wall are on lengths of slide whistle rods that were too short to use and the whistles hanging are in clips made from left over thumb ring parts. Waste not, want not...keep America green!