I Can't Work Without My Layout Tools

From the lumberyard to glue up, they're always needed

As a professional furniture maker, I own a great many tools, and I own all sorts, from classic hand tools (numerous hand planes) and power tools (circular saw) to hulking and brutish machinery (a 12 in. Oliver 166 jointer). Some, like my tablesaw, I use everyday. Others, like my scrub plane, sit forgotten in a cabinet collecting dust, because I simply d…