Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools
	Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin - Germany Tel ++49 (0)30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 (0)30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin Tel ++49 30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Overview Measuring and Marking

Traditional Measuring and Marking Tools: Bamboo Rules, Sumitubo (Japanese Ink Line), Sumisashi (Bamboo Marking Pen)

Bamboo rules A traditional tool in the service of measurement, still produced in Japan today. The 30 cm ruler is marked on one side only, those which are 50 and 100 cm long are scaled on both sides in centimetres and part of the way in millimetres, though not with any figure marked. Only reasonably accurate, as such a natural product will tend to be, but a joy to have on any desk or drawing board. View details

Length	Order nr.	Price
30 cm, graduation see picture bottom	309610	€ 5.80
50 cm, graduation see picture top	309611	€ 7.00
100 cm, graduation see picture top	309612	€ 15.70

The Sumitsubo - a traditional Japanese carpenter's line This is like the familiar carpenter's chalk system, but the Sumitsubo produces a much finer line. Instead of the dry chalk used in Europe, ink grains are dissolved in water and the cotton wool is soaked in this solution. The line is drawn through the damp wadding, fixed under tension and snapped against the surface - a fine, straight line is the immediate result. A traditional model with carved design. Japanese carpenters always tended to keep their toolboxes simple. Decoration was seen as boastfulness and thus despised. However, these rules did not apply to the Sumitsubo, which was a symbol, often left in the finished building. Because it had this ceremonial function it used to be crafted by the carpenters themselves, frequently with very rich carving. All types come with marking tip, cord line, cotton wadding and Japanese dry ink. Click pictures for enlargements!

Small Sumitubo Length of body 150 mm Order nr. 309805 Price € 75.00

Tsubo Sei Hand made ink line - reproduction of original left in South gate of Todaiji Temple in Nara. Length of body 230 mm Order nr. 310500 Price € 149.00

Don-Ryu Hand made ink line "Drinking Dragon". Length of body 240 mm Order nr. 310501 Price € 199.00

Accessories and Replacements for Japanese Marking Tools

Dry Ink Black - Kezuri Zumi 80 g Order nr. 310510 Price € 4.50 Red - Bengara 375 g Order nr. 310507 Price € 9.95

	Ink liquid Black 180 ml Order nr. 310502 Price € 5.20 Red 180 ml Order nr. 310503 Price € 6.90

	Left picture: Wadding 40 g Order nr. 310509 Price € 2.10 Right picture: Cord Line 10 x 7.3 m, 0.4 mm thick Order nr. 310505 Price € 9.50

	Karuko - Marking Tips Ebony or Rosewood, Set of 3 Total length 58 mm Needle length 10 mm Order nr. 310504 Price € 3.50

Sumisashi - Bamboo Marking Pen
	To be used with ink Length 250 mm Width 18 mm Set of 2 Order nr. 310508 Price € 3.50