Here we are presenting a woodworking plan that will allow you to make a simple and useful Try square hand tool.
Try squares made of wood are very practical pieces of shop equipment, and are quick and easy to make. They can be made to any size up to a metre in length. Use the dimension given here only as a guide. When making this tool it is most important that the straight edge and the stock are glued up perfectly square, otherwise all the work done with it will be inaccurate.
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Project type
Make
Project difficulty
Simple, requires precision
Skill level
for advanced beginners
Level of workshop equipment
Basic hand toools
Applied woodworking joints
Corner bridle joint reinforced with dowels
Dimensions
225mm (8.86'') x 300mm (11.81'') x 20mm (0.79'')
Exploded view and parts list
Assembly drawing
The try square is used mostly for:
- Laying out lines perpendicular to an edge or side of a board
- Checking edges and ends of boards to see if they are square with adjoining surfaces
- Checking the width or thickness of narrow boards
- Measuring short distances
- Checking flatness
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