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Good carpentry work demands accuracy in measurement and a well fitted joint or parts together. This could be done
only with the aid of various guiding tools to accomplish a precise and quality of work.
GUIDING AND TESTING TOOLS
a tool used to guide pencil or scriber in
marking straight line.
Straight Edge
is a 90 degrees standard right angle tool
sometimes called Trying Square used for marking and
testing work.
. Square
is a square with blades
ranging from 6 inches to 12 inches.
Try or Trying Square
is a square with blades
permanently set at 45 degrees.
Miter Square
is a
combination of 45 degrees and 90 degrees in one set.
Combined Try and Miter Square
is similar in appearance
with Try Square only that the head can be slide
and clamp at any desired distance of the blade.
It is alse provided with a miter and level guide.
Combined Square
so called as it is
used effectively on various framing work.
Framing or Steel Square
is used for both guiding and testing the work to
a vertical or horizontal position.
Level
with water is
one of the best and accurate tool for guiding
work in establishing a horizontal level.
Plastic Hose / Level Hose
is like a try square
with sliding and adjustable blade that
could be set to any angle other than 90
degrees.
Sliding T-Bevel
is a double bevel square used to divide an
angle in a complicated work in one setting.
Angle Divider
is plain board with 45 degrees
guides fastened on top of the upper board. This device is
used for designing patterns, cabinets etc.
. Miter Shooting Board
is a device used as guide of the hand saw in
cutting objects to form a mitter joint.
Mitter Box
is a metal tool used to check or obtain a
vertical line. The word plumb means perpendicular to a
horizontal line.
Plumb Bob
