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How about little disks,

Craig Fisher used to have that sort of sets available, for measuring (uilleann) pipes. But that was twenty years ago.

Yes, the little discs idea has been around a long time. It has the slight downside that it always measures the minimum diameter, if the bore is out-of-round, but that's not a knock-out blow. You can modify them to explore minimum and maximum diameters if you want by ruling a line across one diameter, and then sanding the wood edges on the sides, being careful not to sand the disc at the end of the lines.

I use telescoping gauges such as those shown in trill's link. You need to extend the shaft to be able to explore deep into longer things.

Mr.Gumby wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 4:32 am Note the difference in the end diameter between an old Clarke D and a C.Mathieu D (Ré), another antique.

Yeah, that looks a bit more robust.

The end of the Mathieu looks like it's been sharpened. For self protection in rough sessions back in their day? Or sees extra duty pipping olives?