Shinwa Rules Co., Ltd. was formed in 1971, when three measuring-tool makers, Watanabe Doki Seisakusho, Hanyu Keiki and Watasei Doki, merged in the Tsubame-Sanjō region of Niigata, a centre of Japanese metalworking for centuries.
Shinwa has focused on accuracy from the start. It patented a calibration method for stainless steel rules in 1977, gained ISO 9001 certification in 1999 and became a JCSS-accredited calibration laboratory in 2001. The company opened an office in Dalian, China, in 1991 and a branch in Illinois, USA, in 2007.
Shinwa is now Japan's top-selling maker of metal rules. Its squares, rules, sashigane, marking gauges and levels are used every day by carpenters, metalworkers and makers who need measurements they can trust.
200mm Profile Gauge
200mm Profile Gauge
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The 200mm Shinwa Profile Gauge is an incredibly well-made tool used to accurately capture complex profiles for scribing into a mating piece of timber. Its 1mm stainless steel pins conform precisely to any shape when pressed with hand pressure, staying firmly in place as the resulting profile is traced or marked. Commonly utilised in Japanese carpentry for scribing the base of vertical pillars to perfectly fit natural stone foundations, this gauge also excels at transferring the intricate shapes of period molded skirting or architraves.
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