JessEm Saddle Squares

Premium Dovetail Marking Squares for Precision Hand Tool Woodworking

The JessEm Saddle Squares are precision layout tools engineered for woodworkers who appreciate traditional craftsmanship and demand exceptional accuracy. Designed for hand-cut joinery, dovetails, cabinetry, furniture making, and fine woodworking, these premium dovetail marking squares deliver fast, repeatable layout with unmatched precision.

Manufactured from 301 Full Hard Stainless Steel, each Saddle Square offers outstanding rigidity, long-term durability, and exceptional accuracy. Precision laser-engraved graduations and JessEm's exclusive Patented Flex Grip® Technology provide superior control, allowing you to mark with confidence while preventing unwanted movement on your workpiece.

Whether you're laying out dovetails, checking shoulders, transferring joinery, or marking fine woodworking projects, JessEm Saddle Squares are designed to become indispensable tools in your workshop.

Why Choose JessEm Saddle Squares?

• Premium 301 Full Hard Stainless Steel construction
• Patented Flex Grip® Technology for slip-free layout
• Precision laser-engraved markings that never fade
• Designed for dovetails, joinery, and precision layout
• Includes the most commonly used dovetail angles
• Built for professional woodworkers and hand tool enthusiasts
• Proudly manufactured and inspected in Canada

Key Features

Premium 301 Full Hard Stainless Steel

Manufactured from 301 Full Hard Stainless Steel, JessEm Saddle Squares provide exceptional rigidity and long-term durability while maintaining the precision required for fine woodworking and hand-cut joinery.

Patented Flex Grip® Technology

JessEm's exclusive Flex Grip® Technology helps prevent slipping during layout work.

The patented Flex Tabs grip virtually any material softer than steel, allowing the Saddle Square to remain securely positioned while marking dovetails, shoulders, tenons, and layout lines.

The result is greater control and improved accuracy on every project.

Precision Laser-Engraved Markings

Every Saddle Square is chemically etched before being permanently laser engraved, producing crisp, highly visible markings that will not fade or wear away with years of workshop use.

Designed for Traditional Joinery

Whether you're building fine furniture, cabinets, boxes, or hand-cut dovetails, the Saddle Squares provide quick, accurate layout for a wide variety of traditional woodworking techniques.

Complete Dovetail Combo Set

The Dovetail Combo Set includes the most commonly used woodworking angles:

• 1:6 Dovetail Marker
• 1:7 Dovetail Marker
• 1:8 Dovetail Marker
• 90° Square
• 45° Square
• 14° Square

Everything needed for precise joinery and layout work in one convenient set.

Perfect For:

The JessEm Saddle Squares are ideal for:

• Hand-cut dovetails
• Dovetail joinery
• Cabinet making
• Furniture building
• Box making
• Traditional woodworking
• Joinery layout
• Fine woodworking
• Hand tool woodworking
• Precision layout

Built for Accuracy. Designed for Craftsmanship.

The JessEm Saddle Squares combine premium materials, innovative Flex Grip® Technology, and precision manufacturing to deliver exceptional layout accuracy for fine woodworking. Whether you're cutting your first dovetail or building heirloom furniture, these precision layout tools help you achieve clean, accurate joinery with confidence.

Technical Specifications

Why Woodworkers Choose JessEm Saddle Squares

Exceptional joinery begins with accurate layout. The JessEm Saddle Squares provide the precision, repeatability, and stability needed for traditional woodworking while incorporating modern innovations like Flex Grip® Technology. Designed to JessEm's exacting standards, they're layout tools you'll rely on for years of fine craftsmanship.

Due to the ongoing tariff negotiations between USA and China over the sale of rare earth magnets, we will not be including any rare earth magnets in our tool holders or products for the foreseeable future.

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